BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Residents in North Birmingham are speaking out and demanding change now that the BlueStone Coke Industrial Plant is closed and set to make safety changes. The plant has been ordered to pay nearly one million dollars to Jefferson County for releasing excessive amounts of toxic air pollution. Owners of the north Birmingham industrial plant will now pay $925,000 to the county after health leaders found violations likely leading to excessive amounts of toxic pollution. “We don’t have any evidence of pollutants at a level that would cause harm,” said Jason Howanitz with the Jefferson County Health Department. Officials with the Jefferson County Health Department said they have no requests right now to renew it’s permit to operate.

Source: The Star December 15, 2022 04:11 UTC