U.S. Steel Chemical Spill Exceeded Allowable Limit by 584 Times

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By Lorraine ChowMay 8, 2017, 10:10 am90 pts
A U.S. Steel plant in Portage, Indiana spilled nearly 300 pounds of a cancer-causing chemical into Burns Waterway last month , documents from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) revealed. The release of hexavalent chromium was 584 times the daily maximum limit allowed under state law, the…

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