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Cleveland-cliffs Llc

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $300,300 in recorded penalties.

Significant Violation Primary Metals TRI + Clean Air Act + Clean Water Act + RCRA 110066942526 Lake County
Noncompliance quarters
12

Counted from the imported ECHO record over the last 12 quarters.

Penalties
$300,300

Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.

Last inspection
2025-11-19

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Reported on-site releases are higher in 2024 than in 2022.

Year Air Water Land Total
2022 172,713 lbs 146,193 lbs 0 lbs 318,906 lbs
2023 193,629 lbs 250,142 lbs 0 lbs 443,771 lbs
2024 218,109 lbs 146,331 lbs 0 lbs 364,440 lbs
Chemical breakdown

What this facility is reporting

  • water 84,000 lbs

    Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 69,000 lbs

    Ammonia

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 61,500 lbs

    Hydrogen sulfide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 38,000 lbs

    n-Hexane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 33,005 lbs

    Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 30,000 lbs

    Nonylphenol Ethoxylates

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 28,000 lbs

    Diethanolamine

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 15,100 lbs

    Zinc compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,860 lbs

    Manganese compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,250 lbs

    Carbonyl sulfide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 890 lbs

    Phenol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 780 lbs

    Cyanide compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 302 lbs

    Polycyclic aromatic compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 168 lbs

    Lead compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 132 lbs

    Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 122 lbs

    Selenium compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 116 lbs

    Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 87 lbs

    Vanadium compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 74 lbs

    Copper compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 46 lbs

    Cadmium compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 7 lbs

    Mercury compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2 lbs

    Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Benzo[g, h, i]perylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Sodium nitrite

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

Enforcement layer

Why the ECHO-style detail matters

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $300,300 in recorded penalties.

Significant Violation Last recorded inspection: 2025-11-19. Total penalties on record: $300,300.