Justice Department wants manufacturing plant in 'Cancer Alley' to reduce emissions

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The Justice Department is seeking to compel a controversial manufacturing plant to curb its emissions in LaPlace, Louisiana, which is located along a stretch of the Mississippi River that activists and residents have nicknamed “Cancer Alley.”

The Department of Justice is seeking to compel a chemical manufacturing plant to curb its emissions in a region where theThe action raises the stakes in a longstanding conflict between the Louisiana plant, nearby residents and the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Fifth Ward Elementary School and residential neighborhoods near the Denka Performance Elastomer Plant in Louisiana.Over the years, Denka has committed to taking steps to reduce the plant's emissions. In 2017, the company voluntarilyBut on-site inspections by the EPA in April and May 2022 found that Denka wasregulatory requirements for the storage and disposal of chloroprene waste, which contributes to emissions of chloroprene from the plant.

LaPlace is in the majority-Black St. John the Baptist Parish, about 30 miles outside of New Orleans. The plant is one of many that activists argue puts undue health risks on Black communities in the area. The EPA said it found during an investigation that state agencies had failed to provide residents with information about the cancer risks associated with chloroprene levels in the area, among other problems.

 

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Too bad they won't curb Norfolk Southern

Are they? I don’t believe you.

Biden hates business, wants government to control everything, true marxism.

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Mayor Pete is on Maternity soon as he can get a Private Jet he will go to the Bayou.

Put the executives in prison and they will comply.

I've worked that market for years and driven by that plant many times. The locals don't want to hear it. Good paying jobs and great benefits..most are willing to take the risk.

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