Gary Sanitary Closed Landfill
4.2
estimated deaths a year
That's one death for every 88 days of its pollution.
From under 0.1 air pollution, 4.2 climate change.
$2.0Min damage a yearplus $1.8M–$5.5M to pull its CO2 back out of the air
18,000tons of greenhouse gases a yearas much as 4,300 cars
$500in fines over 5 years
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Estimates for one year of pollution (2023), in 2024 dollars: model estimates from EPA data and published methods, not counted deaths. Deaths could be under 0.1 to 12. How we estimate