California AG Secured Settlement with Metal Recycling Facility Over Air Quality Violations
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra secured a settlement requiring Schnitzer Steel Industries, the operator of a metal shredding and recycling facility in West Oakland, to make significant modifications to its equipment in order to prevent fugitive emissions of toxic air pollutants that pose a serious threat to public health. The settlement also required the company to pay “roughly $1.55 million for civil penalties, $2.1 million for supplemental environmental projects that will directly benefit environmental justice communities in West Oakland, and $450,000 for reimbursement of investigative and enforcement costs.”
- Documents: SettlementCA Press Release
- Document Type: Press Releases/Statements Settlements
- States: California
- Issues: Clean Air & Climate Climate Environmental Justice Public Health Water Water Pollution
- Era: Non-Federal
- Action Type: Environmental Enforcement Litigation