Steel Dynamics Inc
230
estimated deaths a year
That's one death for every 2 days of its pollution.
From 11 air pollution, 0.1 toxic chemicals, 220 climate change.
$374Min damage a yearplus $98M–$295M to pull its CO2 back out of the air
37new asthma cases a year
0.9cancers a yearlung cancers from soot, and cancers from toxic chemicals
17ER visits and hospital stays a year
130other illnesses from toxic chemicals a yearmostly from mercury
1.0 millionlbs of toxic chemicals released100,000 lbs of them cause cancer
980,000tons of greenhouse gases a yearas much as 230,000 cars
5water permit violations last year
$0in fines over 5 yearsout of compliance 12 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 6.4 to 680. How we estimate