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Louisiana Plant at Center of Environmental Justice Fight Halts Operations

May 16 2025 // A petrochemical plant in Louisiana accused of increasing cancer risks for a majority Black community indefinitely suspended operations largely due to the high cost of reducing toxic pollution. Japanese firm Denka announced...

EPA to Rollback Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

May 16 2025 // The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two common...

Texas AG Secures $60M Judgment in Pollution Case

May 14 2025 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week announced a judgment of more than $60 million against David Polston and his companies, Inland Environmental and Remediation, Inland Recycling, and Boundary Ventures, for...

Illinois Chemical Manufacturer Reaches $400K Settlement With EPA

May 9 2025 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act with Nalco Production LLC and Nalco Co. LLC. The companies manufacture polymer blend chemicals at their facility...

Environmental Lawyers Get Ready to Pounce on Energy Deregulation Moves

Apr 23 2025 // U.S. environmental groups say they are hiring lawyers and preparing for a major legal showdown with President Donald Trump’s administration over its rapid-fire and sweeping efforts to sidestep federal regulations on...

Black Residents Get Most of the Pollution But Few Jobs From Chemical Industry: Study

Apr 17 2025 // Residents of the mostly Black communities sandwiched between chemical plants along the lower Mississippi River have long said they get most of the pollution but few of the jobs produced by the region’s vast...

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