EPA head proposes new pollution cuts at chemical plants in Louisiana visit
Cleaning up Cancer Alley (and us too)



EPA head proposes new pollution cuts at chemical plants in Louisiana visit

EPA asks federal judge to force Denka to immediately reduce emissions

EPA asks federal judge to address ‘substantial’ threat of Denka emissions

Legal action follows recent pollution violations at the LaPlace-area plant

Denka plant to face new rules on disposal of likely cancer-causing waste

EPA recommends closing elementary school in St. John due to toxic exposure

Denka tests method to reduce some chloroprene emissions, while EPA orders new monitoring

EPA says state agencies’ regulation of air pollution may violate civil rights of Black residents

EPA finds strong evidence state agencies have left Black residents living near Denka and throughout the Chemical Corridor disproportionately exposed to harmful pollutants

Reports also revealed Denka disposed of waste EPA believes is contaminated with chloroprene in River Birch landfill