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#165 deadliest in Indiana

Ironside Energy, LLC

Power plant · East Chicago, Indiana · Lake County
5.3
estimated deaths a year
That's one death for every 68 days of its pollution.
From 0.2 air pollution, 5.2 climate change.
$7.8Min damage a yearplus $2.3M–$6.8M to pull its CO2 back out of the air
1.4new asthma cases a year
23,000tons of greenhouse gases a yearas much as 5,300 cars
$0in 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 16. How we estimate