Denka’s facility in LaPlace is the nation's largest emitter of the toxic chemical, which is released in the process of making neoprene, the synthetic rubber used in gloves, wetsuits and military ...

The Denka facility in LaPlace is the nation's largest emitter of the toxic chemical, which is released in the process of making a synthetic rubber used in gloves, wetsuits and military equipment.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

State-run companies contributed 52% of global emissions in 2023. The top five state-owned emitters - Saudi Aramco (ARMCO), Coal India, China's CHN Energy and Jinneng Group, and National Iranian ...

State-owned enterprises dominated global emissions, with 16 of the top 20 state-owned emitters contributing 52 percent. Chinese companies were particularly prominent, accounting for 23 percent of ...