... Residents in St James expressed frustration that Formosa did not notify community members about the discovery of the sites, particularly before the parish council approved permits in December 2018.

“They [Formosa] would have first learned that these sites could have been located in late July 2018,” said Pam Spees, a senior attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, a non-profit legal advocacy group representing Rise St James, a local advocacy group . “But there has been no communication to Rise St James or other community groups about it.”...

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