Cleveland-Cliffs To Spend More Than $100 Million To Reduce Emissions As Part of DOJ Deal

By Ben Glickman

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. will spend more than $100 million to reduce emissions from its Dearborn, Mich., plant following a deal with the Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Cleveland-based steel producer agreed Thursday to amend a consent decree with the government to resolve Clean Air Act violations from its manufacturing plant.

The amended decree requires Cleveland-Cliffs to take additional "extensive measures" to reduce visible air emissions from its steel plant and curb emissions of manganese and lead.

The company will pay a civil penalty of $81,380 to the Michigan government for violations of its permitted limits on opacity and lead and manganese emissions, and Cleveland-Cliffs will contribute about $244,000 toward supplying residents with home air purifiers.

Write to Ben Glickman at ben.glickman@wsj.com

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October 19, 2023 14:47 ET (18:47 GMT)

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