A civilian Pentagon official has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental assessment of a $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics complex planned in Louisiana, drawing praise from environmentalists. The Army’s acting assistant secretary for civil works ordered the review after meeting with opponents of a Corps wetlands permit that allowed Taiwan-based Formosa build 10 chemical plants and four other major facilities on the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has reached a deal with Nashville-based OneOncology to join its nationwide network, ending its affiliation with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Mary Bird will remain an independent nonprofit organization once the deal closes in the fall.
The deal is for an affiliation, not sale of assets.





