Denka Performance Elastomer LLC and the Environmental Protection Agency agreed to drop a lawsuit brought against the company for chemical emissions in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.”
Bracewell LLP confirmed the move in a Friday press release, marking a “long-overdue and appropriate end” to the case.
The lawsuit was brought by the Biden administration and revived a battle over a rare shutdown order that would allow the EPA to halt operations in cases of emergency, such as an excess of dangerous pollution. The suit was part of a broad effort by President Joe Biden to prioritize environmental justice in areas that are ...
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