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United States of America v. Denka Performance Elastomer LLC et al

  1. February 06, 2024

    Denka Says EPA's Air Pollution Enforcement Must Fail

    A Louisiana neoprene manufacturer urged a federal court Monday to toss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's lawsuit alleging some of the company's air emissions pose a health threat to the surrounding community.

  2. January 29, 2024

    EPA Aims To Save La. Pollution Suit Against Neoprene Maker

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asked a Louisiana federal judge Friday to reject a neoprene maker's bid to escape its lawsuit seeking to impose emergency controls on the company's facility to prevent pollution.

  3. January 17, 2024

    Feds Slam DuPont's Effort To Escape La. Pollution Suit

    The federal government urged a Louisiana federal judge to reject DuPont's attempt to evade litigation seeking to hold the company accountable for chloroprene emissions from a Louisiana facility, arguing the court's prior reasoning for rejecting DuPont's motion to dismiss "remain true today."

  4. January 02, 2024

    DuPont Says It Shouldn't Be Part Of DOJ Pollution Suit

    DuPont says it should not be held to account in a synthetic rubber neoprene maker's emissions case concerning a Louisiana facility, saying the relief sought has changed in a way that precludes the notion that DuPont could contribute to pollution by holding up certain construction work sought by the federal government.

  5. August 31, 2023

    Manufacturers' Counterclaims Too Late In EPA Pollution Suit

    A Louisiana synthetic rubber neoprene maker's counterclaims were wiped out by a Louisiana federal judge in a rare enforcement action brought by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, after the judge determined the sparring claims came too late, and the federal government's sovereign immunity hadn't been waived.

  6. August 18, 2023

    DuPont Can't Escape EPA's Louisiana Pollution Case

    A Louisiana federal judge ruled Friday that a DuPont de Nemours Inc. subsidiary can't escape an air pollution lawsuit brought by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over property it leased to another company that's allegedly responsible for the emissions.

  7. August 15, 2023

    Groups Back La. Neoprene Maker In EPA Plant Shutdown Row

    Four trade groups told a Louisiana federal judge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has wrongly based its Clean Air Act enforcement suit against Denka Performance Elastomer LLC on a non-regulatory standard, which, if successful, could have substantial repercussions for other U.S. businesses.

  8. August 04, 2023

    The Biggest Enviro Cases To Watch In 2023: Midyear Report

    Courts around the U.S. will be weighing important environmental legal issues over the rest of 2023, including how much courts should defer to agency expertise, whether young plaintiffs can sue the U.S. over its energy policies and whether the Biden administration has overstepped in its efforts to enforce its environmental justice priorities.

  9. July 19, 2023

    La. Neoprene Maker Fights EPA Plant Shutdown Effort

    A Louisiana neoprene maker facing a rare enforcement action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has asked a federal judge to deny the regulator's effort to shut down the company's plant unless it makes significant emissions reductions.

  10. May 23, 2023

    Feds Fight DuPont's Bid To Dodge Facility Pollution Case

    A DuPont de Nemours Inc. subsidiary can't escape an air pollution lawsuit just because it only leased property to another company that's allegedly responsible for the actual emissions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told a Louisiana federal judge on Monday.

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