As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, oil and gas companies are looking towards plastic as their next major growth market.
Meanwhile, the domestic petrochemical buildout often has harmful effects on the communities where these plants are located, as factory pollutants can effect the surrounding air, water and soil.
Sharon Lavigne understands these issues well. She lives in St. James Parish, Louisiana, which lies along a stretch of the Mississippi River often referred to as"air pollution in the area has beenSigns protesting the construction of a Formosa Plastics petrochemical facility in St. James Parish, Louisiana
In 2018 she founded Rise St. James, with the goal of stopping the petrochemical expansion. The organization successfully halted construction of a $1.25 billion plastics plant by Wanhua Chemical, and is currently fighting to prevent Formosa Plastics from building a plant in the 5th district, where Lavigne lives. However, it looks like that project will proceed. "One time they wanted to build a plant in the white district and a parish council voted it down. They said no," Lavigne said.
also recently introduced EPR laws that make plastics producers pay for recycling programs, and other states, including California and New York, want to follow suit.
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