The Midwest U.S. Steel Plant has been accused of discreetly spilling toxic chromium in the waters of Lake Michigan, reportedly violating the Clean Water Act. The Surfrider Foundation, a group of Lake Michigan surfers, filed suit against U.S. Steel Wednesday, as the University of Chicago’s Abrams Environmental Law Clinic investigates violations by the plant. The company announced that a settlement is imminent. Records show violations by the plant several times in the last four years, and a spill of nearly 300 pounds of hexavalent chromium last April (Chicago Tribune).
