Groups Take Legal Action to Stop Aluminum Factory's Illegal Mercury Pollution in Ohio River
November 15, 2023
November 15, 2023
EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Nov. 15 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023:
The Sierra Club and Environmental Integrity Project sent a notice of intent to sue the Alcoa Warrick aluminum smelting plant in Indiana for repeated violations of the Clean Water Act, including dumping illegal amounts of mercury, a potent neurotoxin, into the Ohio River.
Under federal law, plaintiffs must send such a notice to defendants at least 60 days before filing a l . . .
The Sierra Club and Environmental Integrity Project sent a notice of intent to sue the Alcoa Warrick aluminum smelting plant in Indiana for repeated violations of the Clean Water Act, including dumping illegal amounts of mercury, a potent neurotoxin, into the Ohio River.
Under federal law, plaintiffs must send such a notice to defendants at least 60 days before filing a l . . .