ON AIR WITH IER: EPISODE 75

This week: We take at the ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, LLC steel mill. The facility recently had a big win in air quality, but is also under investigation for how it and its contracted laboratory tests samples of pollutants it dumps into nearby water sources.
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August 31, 2020
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Introduction

Welcome to Episode 75 of the IER Podcast hosted by Enrique Saenz.

1:22

EPA Finds Porter County Steel Mill Meets Federal Sulfur Dioxide Standard

By Enrique Saenz

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it intends to officially determine that Porter County has met the federal standards for sulfur dioxide air emissions.

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7:24

Intermission

A roundup of recent climate and environmental related headlines from around the world.

  1. Michigan files suit against PFAS manufacturers, claiming companies hid environmental dangers

Link for the first story.

  1. Michigan settles Flint water lawsuit for $600 million

Link for the second story.

  1. Hawaii officials plan to leave WW2 ordnance in place near bird sanctuary

Link for the third story.

11:26

Multiple Sample Collection, Testing Violations Found at Indiana Steel Mill and Testing Lab

By Enrique Saenz

A complaint led state inspectors to find multiple violations in water sample collection and handling procedures at a steel mill that released cyanide and ammonia into a river in northwestern Indiana in 2019 and at a laboratory contracted by the mill and the state to test water samples.

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