Portage Local Business

Tuesday | via The Winnipeg Free Press 

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.

Related Topix: Portage, IN, Non-Profit, Surfrider Foundation, Charitable Organizations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Law, Environmental Law, US News

Tuesday | via Brandon Sun 

Chicago and some Great Lakes surfers say a federal settlement inadequately punishes U.S. Steel for chemical spills into Lake Michigan. The University of Chicago discovered last year that the steelmaker's Midwest Plant has violated chromium limits at least four times since 2013.

Related Topix: University of Chicago, Non-Profit, Surfrider Foundation, Charitable Organizations, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Tuesday | via Chicago Tribune 

Chicago and a band of Great Lakes surfers are challenging a federal legal settlement with U.S. Steel, accusing the Trump administration of failing to punish the steelmaker harshly enough for repeated spills of toxic chromium into Lake Michigan. In a letter sent Friday and made public Monday, the Chicago Law Department and the nonprofit Surfrider Foundation vowed to oppose the proposed deal in federal court unless the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice make significant changes.

Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Non-Profit, Surfrider Foundation, Law, Environmental Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency