Por: The Advocate Business March 01, 2023
The on Tuesday asked a federal judge in New Orleans to order Denka Performance Elastomers to take immediate action to eliminate the imminent and substantial endangerment posed by chloroprene emissions to residents near the LaPlace plant, the only one in the nation producing the likely cancer-causing chemical.In announcing the legal action, EPA Administrator Michael Regan referred to his 2021 visit to Louisiana to highlight environmental... + full article
Associated Press USA Business February 28, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials sued a Louisiana chemical maker on Tuesday, alleging that it presented to the nearby majority-Black community and demanding cuts in toxic emissions.Denka Performance Elastomer LLC makes synthetic rubber, emitting the carcinogen chloroprene,... + más
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WPLG Local 10 USA Nation February 28, 2023
WASHINGTON – Federal officials sued a Louisiana chemical maker on Tuesday, alleging that it presented to the nearby majority-Black community and demanding cuts in toxic emissions.Denka Performance Elastomer LLC makes synthetic rubber, emitting the carcinogen chloroprene, in... + más
The Advocate USA Business January 12, 2023
A controversial chemical plant near LaPlace is pushing back against mounting pressure from federal regulators to reduce emissions of a likely cancer-causing chemical.The neoprene manufacturing plant on Wednesday sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over longstanding air... + más
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The Advocate USA Business October 18, 2022
, the controversial neoprene manufacturer located between LaPlace and Reserve, is planning to test a new method of temporarily storing waste that will collect high levels of cancer-causing chemicals and destroy them in the plant’s thermal oxidizer.The wastes are described as a... + más
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The Advocate USA Business October 14, 2022
The state Departments of Environmental Quality and Health may be violating federal civil rights laws and regulations by allowing Black people to suffer disproportionate impacts from air pollution in Louisiana's industrial corridor, including an increased risk of cancer, the... + más
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The Advocate USA Business October 08, 2022
The controversial neoprene manufacturing facility in LaPlace held wastes emitting high levels of the likely cancer-causing chloroprene in an open storage bin in an area where workers were not wearing protective masks, according to reports filed by the federal documenting two... + más
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