The Calhoun County Independent School District board just approved a tax break agreement for Exxon to build a $10-billion plastic-producing complex in Lavaca Bay, Texas, USA, right next door to the Formosa Plastics Plant that #BreakFreeFromPlastic member, Diane Wilson, has famously been fighting to stop for decades. While this does not mean that the complex will get approved and constructed, it is the major first step in the process.

As reported in Inside Climate News: “Diane Wilson, a veteran environmental activist and retired fourth-generation shrimper in Calhoun County, said she believed the district had intentionally obscured its announcements of the special meeting on Tuesday in order to avoid public attention and turnout… Wilson, who previously won a $50 million settlement in her lawsuit against Formosa Plastics, said she plans to sue the district over the decision.”