Formosa_Plastics_Slave_Cemeteries_20071668699038 CROP.jpg Members of Rise St. James conduct a livestream video on property owned by Formosa Plastics Group in St. James Parish, Louisiana, on March 11, 2020. 'Stopping Formosa Plastics has been a fight for our lives, and today David has toppled Goliath.' "Stopping Formosa Plastics has been a fight for our lives, and today David has toppled Goliath," Lavigne said in a statement. It was the proposal of the Formosa complex in April 2018 that activated the St. James community, with Rise St. James forming a few months later. In a statement, Janile Parks, director of community and government relations for Formosa Plastics Group, said the company "respectfully disagrees" with the court decision.

Source: The Guardian September 20, 2022 15:05 UTC