Published 1 month ago • Louisiana, United States • Updated 28 days ago

Trump administration to drop lawsuit against Louisiana chemical manufacturer, AP sources say

The Trump administration plans to drop a lawsuit against Denka Performance Elastomer, accused of increasing cancer risks in a majority-Black Louisiana community, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The lawsuit was initiated by the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency, which claimed unacceptable levels of chloroprene emissions from Denka's plant.
David Uhlmann criticized the Trump administration's decision, stating it undermines protections for American children from pollution.
Robert Taylor, a local advocate, expressed disappointment, calling the move a reversal of Biden's environmental justice efforts and detrimental to the community.

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Pioneer Press

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The Trump administration drops a landmark Biden-era chemical lawsuit.

The Trump administration has dropped a Biden-era case against a chemical manufacturer accused of contributing to increased cancer risks in a predominantly Black community near its plant in Louisiana. The Justice Department said Friday that it had filed a notice of dismissal in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana in the government’s case against the Denka Performance Elastomer plant a synthetic rubber manufacturing facility i…

28 days ago·Saint Paul, United States

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WND

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American energy dominance is sparked in Louisiana * WorldNetDaily * by Aurelia S. Giacometto, Real Clear Wire

The recent change in administration in Washington has sparked a renewed sense of optimism here in Louisiana. This transition presents an opportunity to realign priorities that have, in some cases, promoted false narratives of clean air and water above the fundamental needs of human communities. We’ve seen the consequences of such misguided policies in California, where the prioritization of wildlife and habitat management of an endangered specie…

29 days ago·Medford, United States

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Conservative Review

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Trump DOJ Drops Biden-Era Emissions Lawsuit Against Louisiana Plant That Makes Crucial Military Chemical

The Department of Justice notified a federal judge this week that it intends to drop a Biden-era environmental justice case that accused a Louisiana petrochemical plant of producing an illegal level of emissions. The plant is the sole facility in the country that manufactures a key material in military and medical equipment—and which is often sourced from China.The post Trump DOJ Drops Biden-Era Emissions Lawsuit Against Louisiana Plant That Mak…

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DNyuz

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Trump’s E.P.A. To Rewrite Rules Aimed at Averting Chemical Disasters

The Trump administration has moved to rewrite rules designed to prevent disasters at thousands of chemical facilities across the country. The Environmental Protection Agency filed a motion in federal court on Thursday pulling back the safety regulations, introduced last year under former president Joe Biden. The rules, which took effect in May, require sites that handle hazardous chemicals to adopt new safeguards including explicit measures to p…

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Jacobin

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Trump’s EPA Wants to Block Toxic Pesticide Warnings

Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency is advancing a proposal to block states from warning consumers about herbicides and other agricultural products in their food — including the widely used glyphosate, which some studies have linked to cancer.

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Trump administration to drop lawsuit against Louisiana petrochemical plant, AP sources say - American Press

President Donald Trump’s administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community near its Louisiana plant, two sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The move would undo one of former President Joe Biden’s highest-profile targets for an environmental justice effort aimed at improving conditions in places disproportionately harmed …

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