Justice Department and Cleveland-Cliffs settle hazardous waste lawsuit with $12 million cleanup
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Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 28
Justice Department and Cleveland-Cliffs settle hazardous waste lawsuit with $12 million cleanup
11 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 28
The proposed settlement requires Cleveland-Cliffs to perform $12 million in long-term corrective measures at its Middletown, Ohio steel mill and address closed landfills that received hazardous waste.
The consent decree, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, mandates corrective actions at production and slag processing areas and is subject to a 30-day public comment period.
This agreement resolves a civil lawsuit originally filed against AK Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs' predecessor, and follows earlier cleanup actions involving contaminated streams and site investigations by AK Steel.
Why is Cleveland-Cliffs funding a cleanup while scrapping a major green steel project at the same plant?
Is a $12 million settlement enough to fix decades of hazardous waste pollution in this Ohio community?
As the world moves to green steel, why is this Ohio facility recommitting to coal-fired technology?
Is a multi-million dollar fine simply the cost of doing business for polluting legacy industries?
With lead and arsenic found in local soil, what does this settlement mean for residents' long-term health?