Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Biden administration over its actions targeting his state's massive petrochemical industry.
while simultaneously assuming authorities it doesn't have under the Civil Rights Act. The state also argued the EPA is broadening its actions to impact permitting activities beyond the two facilities in question.
Overall, the multibillion-dollar petrochemical industry in Louisiana is a key driver of jobs and investment in the state. The industry is also a central reason why the state is the third-largest consumer of petroleum and largest consumer of petroleum per capita in the nation, according to the Energy Information Administration.
The Denka facility represents the only U.S. plant to produce neoprene, a synthetic rubber common in military equipment, wetsuits, medical technology and cell phone cases, Real Clear Investigations reported in March. And the Formosa plant is a $9.4 billion complex currently being constructed that its developer projects would create thousands of jobs and pay employees an average of $84,500 per year.
"When I visited St. John the Baptist Parish during my first Journey to Justice tour, I pledged to prioritize and protect the health and safety of this community and so many others that live in the shadows of chemical plants."Additionally, on behalf of the EPA, the Department of Justice sued Denka Performance Elastomer in February as part of an effort to compel the company to reduce pollution.
"We allege that Denka’s emissions have led to unsafe concentrations of carcinogenic chloroprene near homes and schools in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana,""The Justice Department’s environmental justice efforts require ensuring that every community, no matter its demographics, can breathe clean air and drink clean water. Our suit aims to stop Denka’s dangerous pollution.
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