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Pittsburg steel mill fined for environmental contamination

A Pittsburg steel plant will pay $825,000 for mismanaging hazardous waste and illegally storing lead dust in a dilapidated building, which resulted in the release of harmful materials outside the building, the state Department of Toxic Substances Control said. The fine, approved in December and announced this month, penalizes USS-POSCO Industries (UPI), a joint venture […]