The long-abandoned Acme Steel coke plant on the Southeast Side poses “significant threats to human health and the environment” and should be cleaned up under the government’s Superfund program, President Joe Biden’s administration said.
All that is left of the former Acme Steel plant on Chicago’s Southeast Side are a pair of soot-covered smokestacks and a few other graffiti-riddled ruins that draw curious passersby to the weed-strewn property. Two nearby industrial wastelands have been cleaned up and transformed into city parks. But the Acme site is still contaminated with a century’s worth of cancer-causing chemicals and .
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The abandoned industrial area near Big Marsh city park poses “significant threats to human health and the environment,” President Biden’s administration says. Nearby fishing areas are at risk.
To prepare for a cleaner energy future and make necessary improvements to natural habitats and open green spaces in our communities, ComEd and Openlands today announced the 25 recipients of the 2023. . .