Formosa Plastics’ Permits for Louisiana Plant Revoked by Court

Formosa Plastics Corp.‘s plans to build a petrochemical complex in Louisiana were disrupted after a district court revoked air permits granted by the state environmental department.

Louisiana’s 19th Judicial District Court Parish of East Baton Rouge sided with petitioners represented by Earthjustice, agreeing that the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality violated the Clean Air Act by granting air permits for Formosa Plastic Group’s proposed $9.4 billion chemicals manufacturing complex near Welcome, La.

“As permitted, the complex would emit large amounts of air pollutants, including soot, ozone-forming chemicals, toxic air pollutants, and greenhouse gases,” the court said. The site is ...