Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn sues scrap yard over hazardous air pollution violations
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Dearborn is taking a scrap metal business to court over air pollution. The city is seeking an injunction against Pro-V Enterprises, accusing the company of spreading dust while trucking materials to different locations.
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Dearborn Public Health Director Ali Abazeed says the dust is harmful to people with respiratory problems.
“Our fugitive dust, basically, ordinance ties to minimize the proliferation of that dust because of the potential health hazards associated with inhaling that does include pulmonary inflammation, asthma, COPD, bronchitis,” says Abazeed.
Abazeed says Pro-V Enterprises has been given 16 different citations. The city wants a judge to prevent the company from operating its business on Wyoming near I-94 until it addresses its dust problem.
Pro-V tells CBS News Detroit its aware of the concerns and has taken steps to reduce dust, including hiring street sweepers and installing rumble strips to slow its trucks down.
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