A civilian Pentagon official ordered the
Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full
environmental assessment of a $9.4 billion
Formosa Plastics complex planned in Louisiana,
drawing praise from environmentalists.
Jaime Pinkham, the Army’s acting assistant
secretary for civil works, ordered the review after
a virtual meeting with opponents of a Corps
wetlands permit that allowed Formosa Plastics
Group member FG LA LLC to build 10 chemical
plants and four other major facilities on the
Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and
New Orleans.
Critics praised the decision.
“The Army Corps has finally heard our pleas and
understands our pain. With God’s help, Formosa
Plastics will soon pull out of our community,”