Petcoke Handlers Settle Class Actions Suits for $1.4 Million
Five protesters were arrested after blockading a petcoke storage facility on Chicago’s Southeast Side last year. Petcoke handlers on Chicago’s Southeast Side have agreed to pay more than $1.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit after residents were exposed to clouds of the dust. Five protesters were arrested after blockading a petcoke storage facility on Chicago’s Southeast Side last year.