Trump’s DOJ Drops Environmental Justice Lawsuit Against Chemical Plant in ‘Cancer Alley’

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesMar 11, 2025, 2:43 pm329 ptsTop
The Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has agreed to drop an environmental justice case against the Denka petrochemical plant in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.” The Biden-era lawsuit sought to curb chloroprene emissions that are harming surrounding majority-Black communities like Reserve,…

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