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Lowcountry steelmaker to close plant after cleanup orders
Macalloy Corp of North Charleston will shut down in about two months, leaving over 200 workers unemployed. Regulators from DHEC and EPA cited dozens of environmental violations and ordered a costly cleanup, including a stormwater system to prevent contaminants from reaching Shipyard Creek. Production of ferrochromium began in 1941 and the site has long contained groundwater contamination from chromium and other heavy metals. Local union leaders decried the move as devastating and questioned layoff handling as workers face final notices and teardown of facilities.
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North Charleston
Macalloy Corp
Macalloy
James Sanderson
United Steelworkers of America
DHEC
EPA
James Frye
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Sanderson
Frye
Charleston
Post and Courier
Cooper River
Shipyard Creek
Daniel Cartwright
Cartwright
Macalloy’s
Pentagon
Congress