GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2021

A prominent example of these characteristics is the Formosa Plastics Group proposal to build a $9.4 billion plastics production complex along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, adjacent to several historically Black communities and a mile away from a local elementary school. What public policies are needed?

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AGreenLiving

MAY 24, 2021

A prominent example of these characteristics is the Formosa Plastics Group proposal to build a $9.4 billion plastics production complex along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, adjacent to several historically Black communities and a mile away from a local elementary school. What public policies are needed?

Health 28

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AGreenLiving

MAY 24, 2021

A prominent example of these characteristics is the Formosa Plastics Group proposal to build a $9.4 billion plastics production complex along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, adjacent to several historically Black communities and a mile away from a local elementary school. What public policies are needed?

Pollution 28

Pollution Health Politics Policy 28

DeSmogBlog

JULY 14, 2022

The complex contains a circuit board of pipes and steel tanks that cough out steam, flames and toxic substances as it creates the building blocks for plastic from natural gas liquids. Environmental Protection Agency who now leads the advocacy group Beyond Plastics and teaches at Bennington College. Credit: Judith Enck.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2022

One by one, the residents filtered into the small community center and found seats in the rows of plastic chairs. Ozone, which can aggravate lung diseases including asthma and emphysema, was well above the EPA’s eight-hour limit. They gather real-time readings for ozone, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. Mark Felix.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 88

Grist

AUGUST 26, 2020

The dispute concerns Honeycutt’s role in scaling back the state’s assessment of the health risks of a carcinogenic chemical called ethylene oxide, which is used to sterilize equipment and to produce antifreeze and certain plastics. Now that fight is before a state court judge. The Sierra Club is now an intervenor in the case.

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Rinexii

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

At plastic factories? The fossil fuel industry spends millions every year helping the same politicians that are in charge of climate change policy get into congress. The two major parties worked together to bring clean air and clean water acts into law, and the results were very beneficial for the United States.

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