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Sept. 29, 2007 - LEAF files Public Comments on U.S. Steel NPDES permit

On behalf of the 165 member, ad-hoc citizen group, P.O.W.W.E.R. (People Opposed to Wastewater Without Enough Review), LEAF prepared public comments that were submitted to IDEM challenging U.S. Steel’s draft wastewater pollution permit. If approved, the permit will allow the steel mill to increase the amount of chromium it can dump into a tributary of Lake Michigan and will allow the mill five more years to comply with pollution limits for several toxins including mercury, cyanide, ammonia, zinc, copper and benzo(a)pyrene.

Oct. 1, 2007 – EPA blocks U.S. Steel permit after receiving public comments

Oct. 12, 2007 – public opposition to U.S. Steel permit culminates in front page story in the Chicago Tribune

Oct. 17, 2007 – LEAF and other environmental groups seek hearing on EPA objections to U.S. Steel permit

    LEAF along with a coalition of organizations including Save the Dunes Council, Hoosier Environmental Council, Natural Resources Defense Council, Indiana Wildlife Federation, Indiana Division of the Izaak Walton League of America, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Sierra Club-Hoosier Chapter, Alliance for the Great Lakes, League of Women Voters of Northwest Indiana, People Opposed to Wastewater Without Enough Review (POWWER), Environment Illinois and the Legal Environmental Aid Foundation of Indiana, requested EPA to hold a public hearing on the agency’s objections to the U.S. Steel permit.
Nov. 1, 2007 - EPA to hold public hearing on U.S. Steel Draft permit

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 will hold a public hearing on its objections to Indiana's draft wastewater discharge permit for U.S. Steel's Gary Works. EPA raised objections to certain parts of Indiana's permit in two letters to the state last month. EPA's objections must be resolved before the permit can be issued.
Nov. 15, 2007 - EPA announces date, time and location of public hearing.

Dec. 10, 2007 - LEAF submits public comments on behalf of coalition of environmental organizations on EPA's objections to U.S. Steel NPDES Permit.
Dec. 11, 2007 - Hundreds attend EPA hearing on U.S. Steel


January 9, 2008 - U.S. Steel asks for dumping variance, Post-Tribune


January 11, 2008 - LEAF attorney, Kim Ferraro, talks about U.S. Steel wastewater permit on Chicago Public Radio.


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