rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/tell-gov-edwards-protect-louisiana-from-toxic-air-covid-19?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-tell-gov-edwards-protect-louisiana-from-toxic-air-covid-19' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Stop Formosa Plastics https://actionnetwork.org/groups/stop-formosa https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/169/139/normal/barbara_and_myrtle_stop_formosa_pic_from_march.jpg As Louisiana sees soaring numbers of coronavirus cases, our communities of color are increasingly at risk. More than 70% of Louisiana residents who have died from COVID-19 were African American, even though only one-third of our state's population is black. Residents in St. James Parish and Louisiana's River Parishes face high levels of industrial air pollution. Communities of color have always been sacrifice zones for environmental injustice, and now these communities are vulnerable to disease caused by COVID-19. This new nationwide study by Harvard researchers confirms that communities living with serious air pollution are more likely to die from COVID19. If Formosa Plastics moves forward with its plan to build one of the largest plastic-producing facilities in the world in St. James, the toxic air pollution in the parish would double. The residents of St. James Parish cannot take any more toxic air. Governor Edwards, we urge you to direct the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to revoke Formosa Plastics' air permit! Stop Formosa Plastics from building its facility in Louisiana. Organized by Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Rise St. James, Center for Biological Diversity & the No Formosa coalition. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-gov-edwards-protect-louisiana-from-toxic-air-covid-19