Opponents protest against a proposed plastics plant in St. James Parish. | Louisiana Bucket Brigade
EAST BATON ROUGE – Prosecutors have dropped charges against two Louisiana environmentalists who were accused last year of “terrorizing” after they placed a sealed container of plastic pellets on the porch of a chemical industry lobbyist.
The pellets, called nurdles, came from evidence collected during environmental litigation in Texas against Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics, which incurred a $50 million fine for federal Clean Air Act violations stemming from the dumping of such industrial pellets in Levaca Bay, according to the Louisiana Budget Brigade.
Anne Rolfes, the brigade’s director, was one of the two environmentalists charged with felonies over the incident. Rolfes wanted Louisiana chemical industry lobbyists and executives to understand Formosa Plastics’ record in Texas because the company has been moving forward on its plans for a $9.4 billi
Culture Aid Nola distributes 10,000 pounds of food to New Orleans residents at Our Lady Star of the Sea church, 1835 St Roch Ave. Monday, May 4, 2020. CAN is no-barrier aid, meaning no paperwork or ID is required to access resources. Culture Aid Nola has distributed just under 40,000 meals since forming at the end of March in response to the COVID-19 crisis. CAN works with local businesses, city council members and non-profits to provide direct food relief , medicaid access navigation, reliable verified health information, aid navigation and other services. CAN also anticipates opening its 4th weekly food pantry soon, which will enable us to serve over 6,500 meals per week. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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