Formosa Plastics Corp. U.S.A. (Livingston, NJ) has been sued by residents living in proximity to its chemical manufacturing plant in Point Comfort, TX, for dumping plastic pellets into nearby waterways. The suit, filed on July 31 by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA); environmental law firm Frederick, Perales, Allmon and Rockwell; and Corpus Christi trial lawyer David Bright, of Sico, Hoelscher, Harris & Braugh, on behalf of the plaintiffs, alleges that Formosa Plastics has engaged in “significant, chronic, and ongoing” Clean Water Act violations that pollute Lavaca Bay and other waterways, litter shores, and harm fish and wildlife. The legal team is asking a federal judge to order Formosa to stop all future dumping, clean up pollution it has already generated, and pay as much as $57.45 million in fines, according to an article on the TRLA website.
Related Posts
Plastics beyond Petroleum
Plastics beyond Petroleum
BioSourced/GreenHouse Gases/Recycled RawMaterials; the New Crude Oil
Innoplast Solutions 27th conference; 9th on Re-Invention of Plastics!
A spirit of innovation in the field of chemicals/polymers is brewing; a phenomenon we have not seen in the chemical industry since the 1960’s. Driven by consumer awareness, BRAND-OWNERS are pushing the manufacturers to respond with technology that takes Sustainability & Environmental impact to new heights.
The Revolutionary Past of Plastics
by Plastics.com Staff | June 11, 2019 | All Processes, All Regions, Daily News, Plastics Training/Education | 0 Comments
Essentra Extrusion Sold To Inter Primo In EUR16 Million Deal
by Plastics.com Staff | June 11, 2019 | Business, Daily News, Extrusion, Mergers & Acquisitions | 0 Comments
A ‘cast PU elastomer’ that can be injection moulded
by Plastics.com Staff | June 11, 2019 | Daily News, Injection Molding, Performance Plastics | 0 Comments
Plastic straws rank low among consumer concerns
by Plastics.com Staff | June 7, 2019 | Consumer, Daily News, Environmental, Extrusion | 0 Comments
Is Milacron Holdings Corp (NYSE:MCRN)’s Fuel Running Low?
by Plastics.com Staff | June 7, 2019 | Business, Daily News, Global | 0 Comments
Single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes
by Plastics.com Staff | June 7, 2019 | Daily News, Polymer Science | 0 Comments
Functional Natural and Synthetic Polymers
by Plastics.com Staff | June 6, 2019 | Daily News, Polymer Science | 0 Comments
New Frontiers for Recyclable Polymers
by Plastics.com Staff | June 6, 2019 | Daily News, Environmental, North America, Polymer Science, Recycling | 0 Comments
Krauss-Maffei Corp. president Paul Caprio stepping down
by Plastics.com Staff | June 6, 2019 | Business, Daily News, Profile | 0 Comments
Prodways Begins Work on Autonomous Dental 3D Printing
by Plastics.com Staff | March 25, 2019 | Additive Mfg, Consumer, Daily News, Europe, Part Design | 0 Comments