As the letter details, the LDEQ in July notified South Louisiana Methanol that its application to modify permits for the complex in St. James Parish would be withdrawn from review unless the company provided the department with necessary information by August 19.
“No response from SLM was received. Accordingly, LDEQ hereby withdraws the aforementioned application from review,” the letter states, adding that new authorization would be required to start or resume construction. Corinne Van Dalen, senior attorney at Earthjustice, noted Friday that “St. James Parish was targeted by a petrochemical industry accustomed to breezing through the permitting process that has ignored community concerns and allowed toxic plants to move into predominantly Black neighborhoods.
“Today is a tremendous victory, but we will never stop fighting against polluters who think our health is less important than their dirty profits,” said Lavigne, whose group
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