Formosa, a Taiwanese plastics production company, has proposed to build a $9.2 billion facility in St. James Parish, Louisiana. St. James Parish, positioned on a bend of the Mississippi River is already an area highly concentrated with industry and overburden by harsh chemicals. If approved, the facility project would be the largest in state history, with a plant spanning the length of 80 football fields, consisting of 16 facilities and releasing the cancerous chemicals ethylene oxide, benzene and formaldehyde. Read More.
Up against Trump’s destructive presidency – can art and culture make a difference?
By Ken Grossinger. Strongmen all want the same thing. They want us to feel powerless. When we feel we don’t make a difference, that’s when