Surfrider and Chicago Are Going Toe-to-Toe with US Steel Over Lake Michigan Spills

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The City of Chicago and the Surfrider Foundation sent a joint letter to the Environmental Protection Agency opposing a settlement that would see U.S. Steel pay out some $900,000 for repeated toxic chromium spills into Lake Michigan. Surfrider and the city argue the financial penalty is “insufficient to reflect [the violations’] gravity and the risk of harm to Lake Michigan, a drinking water and recreational source for millions.” Read the full story from The Inertia.

 

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