Formosa project suspended pending new federal environmental review

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a new environmental impact review of Formosa Plastics Group’s planned $9.4 billion complex in St. James Parish.  State and company officials say the project could employ 1,200 people, while opponents say a proper environmental review will show the project should never be built.  Formosa’s permit will remain

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