News Article: Donations Returned
Small blurb that notes that Governor Buddy Roemer will return $15,000 in campagin contributions to three Formosa Plastics Corporation group companies to avoid "the perception of a conflict of inter
News Article: Millet extortion trial has St. John abuzz with speculation
Lester Millet was indicted in June and September 1995 by federal grand juries on extortion, money-laundeering, and racketeering-related charges.
News Article: Beyond environmental unconcern
Small blurb that notes that Governor Buddy Roemer will return $15,000 in campagin contributions to three Formosa Plastics Corporation group companies to avoid "the perception of a conflict of inter
News Article: Judge-Millet deal in rayon plant revealed in court
On Millet's federal extortion trial's third day, it came out that state District Judge Joel T.
News Article: EPA's Formosa 'scoping' draws 200
Article is about 6-hour EPA "scoping meeting" for an EIS on proposed Formosa complex in Wallace. Citizens brought issues and concerns the study should address.
News Article: Activists: Formosa impact statement too vague
Sierra Club analysis of the EIS says study fails to mention Formosa's environmental track record at other U.S.
News Article: EPA gets an earful on St. John plastics plant
Reporting on EPA hearing, called a "scoping meeting" by their officials, to establsih what issues the EIS will cover. Sequel to April's rancorous St.
News Article: Impact study downplays minuses of Formosa Plant
Preliminary impact statement for Formosa notes that it would adversely affect tourism, traffic, and the environment, but that intrustion would be minimized by buffer zones and environmental guideli
News Article: EPA's Formosa plant omission
Notes that given LA's high level of toxic chemical pollution, residents might expect the EPA to be thorough when considering permits for new chemical plants; however, this does not seem to be the c
Author notes that testimony in Lester Millet Jr.'s federal extortion trial on charges stemming from Formosa's proposed rayon plant have called into question the real reason the company cancelled it