Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn't relaxed
- Denka Performance Elastomer faces a 90-day deadline under a new EPA rule, claiming it's "illegal and politically motivated" compared to the 2-year deadline for other plants.
- Failure to comply may result in the permanent closure of the facility, as indicated in a court filing by the company to a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.
- The Denka plant in Louisiana manufactures neoprene and employs around 250 workers, expressing gratitude to state officials for their support.
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Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn't relaxed - The Morning Sun
Denka Performance Elastomer in Louisiana threatened to shut down if the Biden administration doesn't give it more time to reduce its emissions. The company makes the synthetic rubber neoprene — and …
Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn't relaxed
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press Denka Performance Elastomer in Louisiana threatened to shut down if the Biden administration doesn’t give it more time to reduce its emissions. The company makes the synthetic rubber neoprene — and federal officials have accused the plant of increasing cancer risk to the nearby, majority-Black community. The Environmental Protection Agency in April imposed new emissions rules on more than 200 industrial facili…
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Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn’t relaxed
A synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of increasing the cancer risk for the nearby majority-Black community in Louisiana told a federal appeals court it will have to shut down “likely permanently” if it's forced to meet the Biden administration’s deadline to reduce emissions.Denka Performance Elastomer on Tuesday blamed a new Environmental Protection Agency rule that targets...
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