Formosa and Whitney Plantation: Lawsuits
Documents track legal challenges to Formosa's planned facility.
Formosa Plastics and Whitney Plantation: EPA
Essay details the EPA's role in compliance with Formosa's attempt to build the proposed facility. Articles detail community meetings with EPA members, and an EIS investigation of Formosa.
Plantations History Whitney
This collection offers detailed history and personal accounts of Whitney plantation, giving context to Formosa's attempts to purchase the land as well as providing critical commentary to these atte
Formosa Plastics and Whitney: Fraud
This collection of news articles details the fraudulent activity of local officials in connection to Formosa, detailing the trial proceedings and findings.
Formosa Plastics and Whitney: General Information
This selection of news articles tracks criticisms from local residents to the zoning and construction of the proposed Formosa facility.
News Article: Chemical complex backed by St. John zoning board
Notes that St. John Parish Planning and Zoning commissioners voted 6-0 to rezone 1,800 acre site to allow for the construction of Formosa's proposed petrochemical complex.
News Article: Formosa zoning focused on jobs
In the lawsuit brought by Save Our Wetlands, parish officials claimed that economics, not environmental protection, were the main reason they voted to rezone 1,800 acres of land last year.
EPA heard citizens' comments and concerns about Formosa at a public meeting in Edgard, which is the first step in a year-long process on doing an EIS; article notes how site of Whitney Planation wa