The Arconic factory in LaPorte, formerly Howmet Castings and Services, was named a super polluter by the Environmental Integrity Project.
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A factory in LaPorte was named one of 100 “super polluters” nationwide in a report from an environmental interest group.
The study by the Environmental Integrity Project identified the Arconic factory at 1110 E. Lincolnway, formerly known as Howmet Castings and Services and then Alcoa Howmet, as one of the worst polluting industrial facilities in the country based on metrics including emissions and proximity of residents.
The plant, which employs hundreds of workers, makes engine parts for jets and commercial aircraft out of superalloys.
Arconic, a Pittsburgh-based spinoff of the plant’s previous owner, the aluminum smelter Alcoa, did not respond to requests for comment.
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The LaPorte factory was one two “super polluters” identified in the Chicago area and six in the state of Indiana, according to the “Breath to the People: Sacred Air and Toxic Pollution” report the environmental nonprofit compiled in collaboration with the United Church of Christ. The study found just 100 facilities nationwide produced 39% of all toxic air emissions in 2018.
“This report is our latest attempt to draw attention to the many threats posed by industrial pollution — especially to those living in close proximity to the emission sources—and to provide common-sense and long-lasting solutions,” said Courtney Bernhardt, research director for the Environmental Integrity Project.
