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The Justice Department dropped a landmark lawsuit alleging that emissions from a Louisiana petrochemical plant pose a danger to nearby communities.
Updated March 7, 2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/03/justice-department-denka-plant-pollution/

"The Justice Department on Friday dropped a landmark lawsuit alleging that cancer-causing pollution from a Louisiana petrochemical plant poses an imminent danger to nearby communities...

... In a news release Friday, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) said the dismissal of the case complied with President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the federal government. The department said such initiatives include environmental justice efforts aimed at reducing pollution in minority communities. The population in LaPlace is predominantly Black.

... “The Bush White House paused the cases the Clinton administration had brought against power plants for about a two-year period,” Schaeffer said. “But that was a pause, not a cancellation. And the cases eventually came back to life because the Justice Department insisted they move forward.”

... The Denka facility is a quarter-mile away from a predominantly Black and Latino elementary school. In November, a southeast Louisiana school board voted to shut down Fifth Ward Elementary and send its roughly 300 students to two nearby schools..."