R M Schahfer Generating Station
430
estimated deaths a year
That's about one death for every day of its pollution.
From 21 air pollution, 0.1 toxic chemicals, 410 climate change.
$684Min damage a yearplus $180M–$540M to pull its CO2 back out of the air
138new asthma cases a year
1.4cancers a yearlung cancers from soot, and cancers from toxic chemicals
48ER visits and hospital stays a year
43other illnesses from toxic chemicals a yearmostly from arsenic
570,000lbs of toxic chemicals released47,000 lbs of them cause cancer
1.8 milliontons of greenhouse gases a yearas much as 420,000 cars
$0in fines over 5 yearsout of compliance 2 of the last 12 quarters
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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 8.3 to 1,300. How we estimate