Tougher regulations proposed for Northwest Indiana steel mills
While the mills have provided good-paying jobs for the thousands who have worked there over the decades — they’ve also been a major source of air pollution.
Steel continues to be the dominant industry in Northwest Indiana — as it has been for more than a century.
While the mills have provided good-paying jobs for the thousands who have worked there over the decades — they’ve also been a major source of air pollution.
And a disproportionate number of people breathing in those toxins are Black and Latino residents including Kimmie Gordon of Gary.
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Tougher regulations proposed for Northwest Indiana steel mills
While the mills have provided good-paying jobs for the thousands who have worked there over the decades — they’ve also been a major source of air pollution.
Steel continues to be the dominant industry in Northwest Indiana — as it has been for more than a century.
While the mills have provided good-paying jobs for the thousands who have worked there over the decades — they’ve also been a major source of air pollution.
And a disproportionate number of people breathing in those toxins are Black and Latino residents including Kimmie Gordon of Gary.