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Good Neighbors Louisiana coalition urges LDEQ to provide at least 60 days for public comment
Labor, environmental health, civil rights, and community groups are warning that the recently published proposed air permit for Hyundai’s steel mill will have a severe impact on community and worker health, exacerbating cancer, asthma, and respiratory and nervous system disease.
The warning from the Good Neighbors Louisiana coalition, which includes the United Steelworkers, the Sunrise Community Group of Donaldsonville, the Sierra Club, and the NAACP Louisiana State Conference, follows the issuance of a proposed air permit by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality that imposes weak, inadequate restrictions on the $5.8 billion Hyundai facility. This is despite warnings by the Sierra Club, United Steelworkers, and other groups filed to the department over the past several months outlining the health risks.
“Hyundai’s project should be held to the highest standards, backed by meaningful commitments to neighboring communities and the future workforce,” said Jacob Horwitz of the United Steelworkers. “USW supports responsible investment in new industry and knows firsthand the value that a good union job in the steel sector can provide — but economic development should not come at the expense of worker protections, public health, or community accountability.”
