Steel Mills
November 21, 2017
Chicago Threatens to Sue U.S. Steel Over Chromium Spills
Written by Tim Triplett
In a news conference on Sunday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the city of Chicago intends to file a federal lawsuit against U.S. Steel alleging the steelmaker has violated the Clean Water Act. U.S. Steel’s Portage, Ind., mill has spilled more than its permitted amount of chromium into a Lake Michigan tributary in two incidents this year.
Emanuel criticized U.S. Steel for its lack of transparency and its delay in reporting the latest incident. He also criticized the EPA for lax environmental enforcement under the Trump administration. “The silence from the Trump EPA has led the city of Chicago to sue and to also shake up and wake up the EPA to their responsibilities,” Emanuel said.
