WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release: Louisiana's First Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that validates air permits granted by the Department of Environmental Quality to a proposed Formosa Plastics facility in St. James Parish and overturns the decision of the 19th Judicial District Court. The ruling came despite multiple legal interventions from Earthjustice, RISE St. James, and other environmental groups. These permits allow for the release of   more