LAPLACE, La.—A chloroprene emissions compliance lawsuit brought two years ago by the U.S. EPA against Denka Performance Elastomer L.L.C. was summarily dismissed by the Department of Justice March 7.

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 ...

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - March 10, 2025) - Bracewell LLP announced today that it has secured a major win for the firm's client Denka Performance Elastomer (DPE) in the long-standing ...

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 ...

A landmark federal lawsuit initiated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alleging that a chemical facility in St. John the Baptist Parish threatens the surrounding community with ...

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 ...

In a joint filing on Friday, attorneys representing the EPA and Denka Performance Elastomer notified U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier that they had reached a settlement to end the 2023 lawsuit ...

Biden’s EPA sued the Denka Performance Elastomer plant in early 2023, alleging it posed an unacceptable cancer risk and demanding cuts in toxic emissions of cancer-causing chloroprene.

EPA, Denka drop Biden-era chemical emissions suit Agreement cancels battle over ‘Cancer Alley’ pollution Denka Performance Elastomer LLC and the Environmental Protection Agency agreed to drop a ...

The Trump administration has reportedly decided to withdraw its lawsuit against Denka Performance Elastomer. The lawsuit concerned allegations over the company's production of toxic chemicals. The ...

A court document shows that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will dismiss a lawsuit against Denka Performance Elastomer, a chemical company, for releasing chloroprene, which endangered a ...