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DELAWARE: 80 Claymont residents sue troubled steel recycler
August 18th, 2010
A week after the state cracked down on the Evraz steel plant, residents have joined a lawsuit alleging a failure to control toxic dust.

DELAWARE: Claymont Steel plant ordered to clean up
August 11th, 2010
VICTORY: Persistent community action and monitoring lead to pollution controls and fines.

CLAYMONT, DE: Soot from Claymont steel recycler continues to plague neighbors
July 18th, 2010
Despite increased monitoring and enforcement, steel soot remains a health problem in community.

CLAYMONT, DE: Ongoing environmental monitoring results in less toxic dust and new proposed pollution control settlement
February 25th, 2010
As a result of community monitoring, Delaware enforcement officials confirm that a new pollution control settlement is in the works with Evraz Steel.

CLAYMONT, DE: Claymont loses a champion of the past, a voice for change
September 8th, 2009
GCM lost a dear friend last week. Dan Harkin, a much-loved community partner in Claymont, DE worked tirelessly to improve his neighborhood and restore civic pride in the community he loved.

CLAYMONT, DE: Fire at Claymont Steel injures worker
August 31st, 2009
A fire at Claymont steel plant sent one worker to the hospital, caused an estimated $500,000 in damage and raised questions about neighbors exposure to toxic emissions during the incident.

CLAYMONT, DE: Report reveals that Evraz Steel's dust control measures fail to stop toxic dust from raining on residents
June 20th, 2009
Download the full Claymont Dust Study Report.

After an eight-month long air sampling study, residents have concluded that efforts by Evraz Claymont Steel to reduce emissions is failing.

CLAYMONT, DE: Claymont leaders say steel plant fails to cut emissions
June 17th, 2009
Community leaders charged today that Evraz Claymont Steel is failing to curb troublesome and potentially hazardous metallic soot emissions, despite years of complaints and a state ultimatum.

Metallic soot plagues Claymont - Steel plant's emissions called 'phenomenally high' in air-quality study
March 19th, 2009
Metallic soot levels in the air near the Evraz Claymont Steel plant appear "phenomenally high" at times and could pose a serious long-term health risk to residents, an expert on airborne pollution has concluded

Delaware schools in path of pollution: Manganese from Claymont Steel
December 30th, 2008
Dee Whildin, who has long pressed state officials to clamp down on Claymont Steel, said citizen-organized air monitoring efforts have repeatedly detected manganese and other metals in the community around the plant, including at Claymont Elementary School.

Data spreadsheet of all samples in Claymont Dust Study to date - November 13, 2008
November 17th, 2008
Download the summary data spreadsheet of samples in Claymont

Study: Steel mill dust may be toxic = Excessive lead, manganese found in Claymont
November 16th, 2008
"It's more than just a nuisance," said Denny Larson, executive director of Global Community Monitor, a San Francisco environmental nonprofit that helps communities monitor neighborhoods.

The verdict is in: steel dust in Claymont has dangerous toxins
November 15th, 2008
The steel dust that has been falling on Claymont for five years contains chemicals that are harmful to residents’ health, according to a scientific study spearheaded by residents and an international environmental advocacy organization.

Map of Claymont Air Test locations
November 14th, 2008
Download the Map of Air Test sites in Claymont, Delaware

Before the dust settles on his time as Delaware's U.S. Senator, Biden steps in on Claymont's behalf
November 13th, 2008
The Claymont Dust brigade has found itself a pretty big ally in its fight to eliminate dust emanating from the Claymont Steel mill on Philadelphia Pike.

Senator Joe Biden's Letter to the US EPA requesting help to stop dust releases:
November 13th, 2008
"I believe that the time has come for the Environmental Protection Agency to take a greater role in seeking to resolve this matter and to expand the dialogue amongst the community, Claymont Steel, and the Delaware Division of Natural Resources and Environmental Control."

Pollution monitors installed near Claymont Steel plant by residents
July 27th, 2008
Volunteers helped install two new pollution monitors near Claymont Steel on Friday, part of an independent check on soot and metal particle emissions from the troubled complex.

The News Journal (June 2008)
by Jeff Montgomery, The News Journal
June 7th, 2008
A new, citizen-led watchdog group will start monitoring pollution at long-troubled Claymont Steel to satisfy themselves that the mill is meeting environmental standards.

EDITORIAL: State health officials have no business sitting on cancer data
Once again patient privacy -- also known as the state version of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act -- is being used by public health officials to keep the cancer information from public view.

DELAWARE: State keeps wraps on cancer information
Could there be more cancer clusters in Delaware, once known as the "Chemical Capital of the World" and home to industrial plants that emit some of the nation's dirtiest air? Delaware, after all, has long had one of the highest cancer death rates in the United States.

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