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Formerly owned by DuPont, it is the only plant in the nation that emits chloroprene.
In April, the EPA said it was investigating the state DEQ and Department of Health over whether they discriminated against Black residents in permitting decisions related to Denka and two other planned facilities.
Denka, which bought the facility in 2015, said it has “developed and has invested over $35 million in a voluntary emissions reduction program that reduced its chloroprene emissions by over 85% compared with 2014 facility emissions.”
“In addition, DPE has voluntarily monitored chloroprene concentrations around its facility and in the area since 2016 and publicly provides data on ambient concentrations, which have shown a significant reduction,” spokesperson Jim Harris said.
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If you can stomach the politics, there is some valuable information there. The odds are that there will not be enough action taken.
In April, the EPA said it was investigating the state DEQ and Department of Health over whether they discriminated against Black residents in permitting decisions related to Denka and two other planned facilities.
Denka, which bought the facility in 2015, said it has “developed and has invested over $35 million in a voluntary emissions reduction program that reduced its chloroprene emissions by over 85% compared with 2014 facility emissions.”
“In addition, DPE has voluntarily monitored chloroprene concentrations around its facility and in the area since 2016 and publicly provides data on ambient concentrations, which have shown a significant reduction,” spokesperson Jim Harris said.
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If you can stomach the politics, there is some valuable information there. The odds are that there will not be enough action taken.
