Biden-era suit sought to curb emissions of the carcinogen chloroprene at Denka plant formerly owned by DuPontThe Donald Trump administration has formally agreed to drop a landmark environmental justice case in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” region, marking a blow to clean air advocates in the region and a win for the Japanese petrochemical giant at the centre of the litigation.Legal filings made public on Friday morning reveal that Trump’s Department of Justice agreed to dismiss a long-running lawsuit against the operators of a synthetic rubber plant in Reserve, Louisiana, which is allegedly largely responsible for some of the highest cancer risk rates in the US for the surrounding majority-Black neighborhoods. Continue reading...
The Trump administration dropped a lawsuit against the Denka synthetic rubber plant in Reserve, Louisiana, accused of polluting the majority-Black "Cancer Alley" with the carcinogen chloroprene. The suit, filed under the Biden administration, sought to curb the plant's emissions, but the Justice Department, citing an executive order targeting "wasteful government," claimed the EPA overreached. Community members expressed grave concerns, while Denka thanked the Trump administration.
