Steelmaker ArcelorMittal Brasil was fined by a state environment authority for the pollution of sea, soil and vegetation, after coal was found at a local beach.
According to media reports, the Brazilian steelmaker was fined BRL 540,000 ($150,800) by the Espirito Santo state institute of environment and water resources, Iema, for polluting the sea, soil and the vegetation of the Carapebus area in the greater Vitoria, in the state of Espirito Santo.
ArcelorMittal said the state environment authority notified the steelmaker and that it has removed all the material found at the beach in Carapebus.
According to Iema, pollution stains were found in the sea for about 1.5 kilometers.