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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There’s one weapon I find myself tempted to wield: disinfectant wipes. After having the flu, two bouts of norovirus, COVID-19, and seemingly endless colds, I’m feeling a bit paranoid.

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.

(Bloomberg) -- The list of companies that have flopped out of the gate when entering public markets has a new king: Venture Global Inc. Shares of the liquefied natural gas exporter have cratered ...

Flushable wipes are, technically, flushable, the same way you can technically swallow a wad of chewing gum. Therein lies the dangerous half-truth behind flushable wipes: Just because a brand ...