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EPA Under Fire Over Steel Mill Permit | Chicago News
Environmental groups are challenging a new air permit for the Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill in Burns Harbor, Indiana, arguing it violates the Clean Air Act by lacking essential monitoring, testing, and corrective action plans. Communities in Northwest Indiana, already burdened by high rates of respiratory illness and cancer, fear increased pollution risks. The petition, filed just weeks after the Indiana DEQ issued the permit, calls on the EPA to enforce stricter oversight. While the plant is cited as a major source of pollution linked to over 100 annual deaths and billions in damages…
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