Michigan AG Secured Consent Decree to Reduce Air Pollution from Scrap Metal Facility
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel—along with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy—announced a settlement with the owner of a scrap metal recycling plant in Flint that will require significant reductions in air pollution, as well as $150,000 in civil penalties for Clean Air Act violations. According to the consent decree, the facility has been emitting excessive particulate matter—including visible, inhalable metal particulate matter—for several years into the surrounding area, which is situated in an area listed as an environmental justice community on the Environmental Protection Agency’s EJSCREEN map.
- Documents: MI Press Release
- Document Type: Press Releases/Statements
- States: Michigan
- Issues: Clean Air & Climate Environmental Justice Public Health Toxics
- Era: Non-Federal
- Action Type: Environmental Enforcement