Articles tagged as: U.S. Steel
October 15, 2021
IDEM: U.S. Steel violated its permit when it released excess iron
A report by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management this week says U.S. Steel violated its permit when it released excess iron into a Lake Michigan waterway last month, causing it to turn a rusty color.
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2021
EPA: Water Samples From Plant Discharge Show No Health Risks
U.S. Steel Midwest idled the plant in Portage, about 30 miles east of Chicago, as a precaution after it said a wastewater treatment facility experienced “an upset condition” that sent the rusty colored plume containing elevated levels of lead into the Burns Waterway on Sunday.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2021
U.S. Steel Leaks Rusty Substance Just Weeks After Agreeing To Pay For 2017 Spill
State and federal environmental agencies are working with U.S. Steel to investigate the cause of the leak and find out if it's harmful.
Read MoreSeptember 2, 2021
Judge OKs Settlement With US Steel Over 2017 Indiana Spill
A federal judge has approved a revised settlement with U.S. Steel, more than four years after one of the steelmaker's Indiana plants discharged wastewater containing a potentially carcinogenic chemical into a Lake Michigan tributary.
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2020
NPCA: U.S. Steel Not Doing Enough To Protect Indiana Dunes National Park
A parks advocacy group says U.S. Steel's revised consent decree doesn't ensure protections for Indiana Dunes National Park.
Read MoreNovember 26, 2019
U.S. Steel Has Fourth Spill This Year Right After Issuing Revised Consent Decree
The company reported the release to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management on Wednesday night.
Read MoreNovember 5, 2019
UPDATE: U.S. Steel Has Third Spill In As Many Months, Reopens Most Of Plant
U.S. Steel has reopened most of the Midwest Plant as of Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2019
Oil Leak At U.S. Steel Continues String Of Chemical Spills In Northwest Indiana
This spill comes just weeks after another leak from U.S. Steel and a chemical spill from ArcelorMittal that killed 3,000 fish.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2019
U.S. Steel Announces Idling Of East Chicago Tin Mill, Laying Off Around 150 Workers
U.S. Steel announced Friday the company will idle its East Chicago Tin mill where an estimated 150 workers could face layoffs.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2019
US Steel Expects 150 Layoffs By Idling Indiana Plant
U.S. Steel is planning to idle its East Chicago Tin plant, which makes tin-plated metal for uses such as food and paint cans, and lay off about 150 workers.
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