NonilexMar 4, 2025

#Trump’s #DOJ is to drop suit over alleged #cancer-causing #pollution

#Justice is poised to drop a landmark lawsuit alleging that cancer-causing pollution from a #Louisiana #petrochemical plant poses an imminent danger to nearby communities….

The lawsuit alleges that the Denka Performance Elastomer plant in #LaPlace, LA, threatens local residents by releasing unsafe levels of the #toxic #chemical #chloroprene.

#law #PublicHealth #health #environment #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/03/justice-department-denka-plant-pollution/

Biden said this plant was a health threat. Trump dropped a lawsuit against it

The Justice Department dropped a landmark lawsuit alleging that emissions from a Louisiana petrochemical plant pose a danger to nearby communities.

The Washington Post
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The #EPA considers #chloroprene —which is used to make synthetic rubber—a likely #carcinogen, & the suit sought to compel the plant to curb these #emissions.

#Trump ofcls’ decision to abandon the case…has prompted alarm from #environmental & #PublicHealth advocates. They warn that the plant’s continued operations could harm the #health of thousands of residents, including hundreds of young #children who are especially vulnerable to carcinogens.

#law #DOJ #justice #pollution #cancer #USpol

Mar 4, 2025 at 4:58amWeb
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@Nonilex It’s powerful to see "global peace" and "climate justice" treated as two sides of the same coin. Shifting the focus toward collective ethics feels like a necessary antidote to the current status quo.