U.S. Steel to pay
$400,000 to settle air, water violations at Ohio plant
Sept. 22 -- United States Steel Corp. will pay nearly $400,000 to settle
alleged clean air and clean water violations at its Lorain, Ohio, steel
plant.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of
Justice and the state of Ohio reached an agreement with the company.
Under the consent decree, U.S. Steel will pay a $100,025 fine and spend
$294,000 on an environmental project.
The Lorain plant allegedly failed to comply with particulate matter
limits and discharged pollutants in violations of its effluent discharge
permit, which the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued. The
environmental project includes removing and disposing of electrical
transformers containing polychlorinated biphenyls and installing
replacements.
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