Denka Performance Elastomer, which neighbors the elementary school, is the only facility in the country to produce neoprene, ...

A southeast Louisiana school board voted to shut down a predominantly Black elementary school next to a petrochemical ...

Louisiana school with a majority Black student population is set to close due to toxic air lawsuits. A Louisiana school board ...

Denka Performance Elastomer LLC produces the synthetic rubber neoprene used for wetsuits, laptop sleeves and other common products. The facility emits the likely carcinogen chloroprene at such ...