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#109 deadliest in Indiana

Medora Sanitary Landfill

Materials Recovery Facilities · Medora, Indiana
15
estimated deaths a year
That's one death for every 24 days of its pollution.
From 0.2 air pollution, 15 climate change.
$8.8Min damage a yearplus $6.7M–$20M to pull its CO2 back out of the air
67,000tons of greenhouse gases a yearas much as 16,000 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 0.1 to 45. How we estimate