28 Jul 2023 --- Graphic Packaging International (GPI) is facing a US$600 million lawsuit filed by plaintiffs representing approximately 8,000 residents in the city of Kalamazoo, US, where the company owns a paper mill. The plaintiffs assert that air pollution emitted by the mill is causing health deterioration and death to surrounding communities and that GPI and city authorities have knowingly ignored warning signs for decades. The lawsuit alleges violations of the US Constitution, the federal Clean Air Act, and Michigan’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act.
