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Plans advance for $10 billion Exxon plastics plant on the Texas coast

Officials at a rural school district voted on Tuesday to begin developing a tax break agreement intended to draw Exxon to their stretch of the Gulf Coast north of Corpus Christi.

The Texas Tribune

A former shrimper tries to revive Matagorda Bay and its fishing industry with $50 million pollution settlement

Five years after Diane Wilson’s landmark settlement with Formosa Plastics, she’s directing the money toward reviving “the bay and the fishermen.”

The Texas Tribune

League of Legends hit by SAG-AFTRA union action as Riot delays English VO to 'respect the ongoing strike' over AI, though voice actors think it could be doing more to help

"No studio wants to lose a major client like Riot."

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How a fisher took on Big Plastic and won

RFK Jr. once praised Diane Wilson for her environmental action. Here’s how to work with conservatives on climate

Salon

Researcher identifies enslaved people she believes are buried at planned Louisiana plastics complex

A genealogist spent years scouring historical records to trace the lives and establish the identities of enslaved people she believes are buried on the grounds of Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group's $9.4 billion facility in southeast Louisiana

The Independent UK

As SAG-AFTRA's anti-AI voice actor strike extends to League of Legends, Riot maintains that it's been simply been caught in the crossfire

"League of Legends has only asked Formosa to engage with Union performers."

PC Gamer

League Of Legends Caught In Hollywood Labor Dispute

SAG-AFTRA strike against 'League of Legends' due to Formosa Interactive's alleged unfair labor practices.

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Video game actors' union calls for strike against 'League of Legends'

Hollywood’s actors union called a strike against the online game “League of Legends” Tuesday, arguing that a company that produces the game attempted to get around the ongoing video game strike

The Independent UK

SAG-AFTRA is striking League of Legends, citing unfair labor practices

SAG-AFTRA is striking League of Legends, with the union alleging that talent production company Formosa Interactive tried to subvert the general game strike.

Windows Central

New Lake Will Fuel Petrochemical Expansion

Blocked in Louisiana, Formosa Plastics looks to grow around Texas' Lavaca Bay, but it and other industrial plants are waiting for water.

Texas Observer

New reservoir will fuel petrochemical expansion on Texas coast

Blocked in Louisiana, Formosa Plastics looks to grow around Lavaca Bay instead. But it and other interested industrial plants are waiting for more water.

The Texas Tribune

Louisiana governor accused of using public records law to intimidate EPA and ‘Cancer Alley’ community

Deep south state escalates its fight against environmental protection with ‘rare’ use of public record laws

The Guardian - US

Genshin Impact voice actors allege months of unpaid wages: "I am struggling to pay rent – this project has made billions"

Even Paimon's voice actor claims their work on the multi-billion dollar game has gone unpaid

GamesRadar

2023 Goldman environmental prize winners include Texas Gulf coast defender

Diane Wilson took on Formosa Plastics and won a $50m settlement to help clean up decades worth of toxic plastic waste

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The Independent UK

EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'

The Environmental Protection Agency said it has evidence that Black residents in an industrial section of Louisiana face an increased risk of cancer from a nearby chemical plant — and that state officials have let air pollution remain high and downplayed its threat

The Guardian - US

This nine-year-old was enslaved in the US. Her story could help stop a chemical plant

The life stories of enslaved people are crucial to a legal battle over a Louisiana petrochemical facility that could triple residents’ exposure to carcinogens

The Guardian - US

US court revokes permits for plastics plant in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

Formosa’s planned petrochemicals complex would have doubled toxic emissions in area with some of the worst air quality in the US

The Independent UK

Louisiana judge tosses permits for $9.4B plastics complex

A Louisiana judge has thrown out air quality permits for a Taiwanese company's planned $9_4 billion plastics complex in a heavily industrialized area often referred to as “Cancer Alley.”

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Citizen action to stem microplastic pollution

For producers of microplastic ‘nurdle’ pellets, the price of packaging is often more than the cost of letting it spill into the ocean.

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