Sharon Lavigne

Sharon Lavigne (born May 1950) is an American environmental justice activist in Louisiana focused on combating petrochemical complexes in Cancer Alley.

[1][2][3][4][5] Lavigne is also a collaborator on the Coalition Against Death Alley, a regional environmental justice group.

[3] She is also a plaintiff in White Hat v. Landry, an environmental justice case, focused on changes in Louisiana Oil and Gas law.

[7] She had previously help stall similar projects from Wanhua Chemical Group and South Louisiana Methanol.

[10] The same year, RISE, Earthjustice, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and other plaintiffs won a lawsuit against Formosa that argued the potential air pollution of the proposed plant would violate federal standards.