Scientific American23d
What Is Chloroprene, the Cancer-Causing Chemical at the Center of a Federal Lawsuit?
The Trump administration may soon drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical plant to reduce its emissions of chloroprene, a cancer-causing chemical that has been at the heart of a ...
The Hill23d
Trump administration drops suit that sought to cut toxic emissions in ‘Cancer Alley’
In 2023, the Biden administration filed a lawsuit against Denka Performance Elastomer in an effort to get it to cut down its emissions of chloroprene. Chloroprene is a chemical that’s used in ...
The New York Times26d
Trump Administration Said to Drop Lawsuit Over Toxic Chemical
The Biden administration had sued to force the Denka Performance Elastomer plant in Louisiana to reduce emissions of chloroprene, a likely carcinogen. By Lisa Friedman The Trump administration ...
Detroit News26d
Biden said this plant was a health threat. Trump’s ready to drop a lawsuit against it
The lawsuit alleges that the Denka Performance Elastomer plant in LaPlace, Louisiana, threatens local residentsby releasing unsafe levels ofthe toxic chemical chloroprene. The Environmental ...
Esquire26d
Trump’s Justice Dept. Is Reportedly Ready to Screw Over ‘Cancer Alley’ in Favor of a Business-Friendly Economy
The lawsuit alleges that the Denka Performance Elastomer plant in LaPlace, Louisiana, threatens local residents by releasing unsafe levels of the toxic chemical chloroprene. The Environmental ...