Steel Mills
March 23, 2014
EPA Orders Tighter Pollution Controls at Nucor Louisiana
Written by Sandy Williams
Following an unsuccessful attempt to block the air pollution permit for Big River Steel, Nucor Corp. finds itself on the on the receiving end of tighter air pollution orders from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The EPA has ordered the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to require Nucor Steel Louisiana to take additional steps to reign in pollutants from the plant’s coke ovens at the St. James Parish facility. The DRI plant in Convent, La., began operations this past December.
