"Chicago, Surfers Criticize US Steel Spills Settlement"

"PORTAGE, Ind. — A proposed federal settlement inadequately punishes U.S. Steel for chemical spills into Lake Michigan, according to Chicago officials and a surfing organization.

The deal calls for U.S. Steel to pay nearly $900,000 in fines and penalties for spills at the Midwest Plant in Portage, Indiana, test for hexavalent chromium daily, create a preventative maintenance program and upgrade pollution monitoring.

The Chicago Law Department and the nonprofit Surfrider Foundation said in a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday that they’ll oppose the deal in federal court if the EPA and the Department of Justice don’t make significant changes."

The Associated Press had the story April 17, 2018.

Source: AP, 04/18/2018