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Canada has filed 200 charges against ArcelorMittal's Canada unit for violating the Fisheries Act by allegedly polluting waters frequented by fish, following multiple federal environmental investigations.
Canada lays 200 charges against ArcelorMittal for alleged violation of Fisheries Act
UPDATED: May 2, 2025 02:57 IST
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Canada charges ArcelorMittal with 200 violations.Offences relate to Fisheries Act breaches.Investigations led by environment ministry officers.OTTAWA: The Canadian government said on Thursday it laid 200 charges against steelmaker ArcelorMittal's MT.LU Canada unit for violating the country's Fisheries Act.
The charges stem from several investigations launched by the Canadian environment ministry's enforcement officers.
The concerned subsection of the law prohibits depositing or permitting "the deposit of a deleterious substance in water frequented by fish or in any place where the deleterious substance may enter any such water," the government said.
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Published By:
Rivanshi Rakhrai
Published On:
May 2, 2025
