Exclusive: Louisiana agency poised to sue companies associated with neoprene plant over alleged Clean Air Act violationsLouisiana’s environment agency is poised to sue the two chemical companies associated with Americas only neoprene plant in the town of Reserve,the Guardian has learned. The legal action relates to alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and Louisiana state environmental laws.
The news comes a month after the Guardian launched a year-long reporting project from Reserve, called Cancer Town, and that tracks residents’ struggle for clean air and reports from other parts of the fresh Orleans-Baton Rouge corridor known colloquially as Cancer Alley.
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Source: theguardian.com