Activists Sue South Africa’s Environment Authorities Over Arcelor Pollution
- Activists won earlier case over Sasol, Eskom pollution
- Arcelor unit operates steel mill south of Johannesburg
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South Africa’s environment minister, and the national air-quality officer and the local unit of ArcelorMittal SA have been sued by environmental activists for allegedly not acting against the company over its air pollution.
The Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance and groundWork filed the case in the High Court case, they said in an emailed statement on Tuesday. They allege the government has not acted to curb ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd.’s emissions of pollutants including hydrogen sulfide from the continent’s biggest steel plant in Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg.