CLC, often in collaboration with other environmental organizations, regularly submits comments on pending air, water, waste, and land remediation permits that impact our clients and other residents in Northwest Indiana. We advocate for stronger pollution limitations, better operating and maintenance practices, and more stringent monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. Through these comments, we work to bring permits in line with federal and state environmental laws, to maximize the protections they offer for public health and the environment, and to raise public awareness of the multiple sources of air and water pollution in the Region.
Our recent permit comments have included:
- 2026.02.11 CAA Permit Renewal for a petroleum bulk terminal facility operated by Buckeye Pipeline in Hammond
- 2026.02.05 CAA Permit Renewal for steel mini mill operated by NLMK in Portage
- 2026.01.23 CAA Permit Renewal for slag processing contractor at NLMK steel mini mill in Portage
- 2026.01.16 Remediation Plan for 405 E 151st Street in East Chicago, IN
- 2026.01.05 CAA Permit Renewal and Source Modification for Industrial Steel Construction in Gary, Indiana
- 2026.01.05 CAA Permit Renewal and Source Modification for a slag processing contractor at US Steel’s Gary Works
- 2025.12.24 CAA Permit Renewal for a materials handling, screening, and blending contractor at US Steel’s Gary Works
- 2025.12.01 CAA Permit Renewal for Cargill’s wet corn milling operation in Hammond
- 2025.11.20 CAA Permit Modification for new transloader at Carmeuse Buffington Harbor facility in Gary
- 2025.10.31 CAA Permit Renewal for steel coil pickling and cutting facility in East Chicago
- 2025.10.08 Synthetic Minor CAA permit renewal for Unilever’s soap factory in Hammond
- 2025.09.05 CWA NPDES permit renewal for Cargill in Hammond, Indiana
- 2025.08.27 CAA permit renewal for oil recycling contractor at Cleveland-Cliffs Steel, Indiana Harbor East steel mill
- 2025.07.28 Minor CAA permit renewal for concrete crushing operation in Gary
- 2025.07.25 CAA permit renewal for slag processing contractor at US Steel’s Gary Works
- 2025.05.30: CAA Permit Renewal for coal screening contractor at U.S. Steel Gary Works
- 2025.05.19: CAA Permit Renewal for a slag granulating and pelletizing facility operated by Holcim at Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor Steel in East Chicago, Indiana
- 2025.05.09: NPDES (CWA) Permit Renewal for BP Whiting Refinery wastewater treatment facility
- 2025.04.05: CAA Permit Renewal for TMS International operations at Gary Works
- 2025.04.29: 5-year Clean Air Act Permit renewal for U.S. Steel Gary Works
