Jurisdiction Lacking In Chloroprene Emissions Case, Government Says

( November 27, 2024, 9:41 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. government has filed a reply brief in Louisiana federal court arguing that the court lacks jurisdiction over an amended counterclaim filed by a defendant chemical company in an injury lawsuit involving carcinogenic chloroprene XE "chloroprene"  emissions from neoprene XE "neoprene"  manufacturing operations because Congress expressly granted courts of appeals exclusive jurisdiction to review final actions of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act (CAA)....