Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI)
47
estimated deaths a year
That's one death for every 8 days of its pollution.
From 4.5 air pollution, 0.1 toxic chemicals, 42 climate change.
$100Min damage a yearplus $19M–$56M to pull its CO2 back out of the air
11new asthma cases a year
0.6cancers a yearlung cancers from soot, and cancers from toxic chemicals
5.8ER visits and hospital stays a year
123other illnesses from toxic chemicals a yearmostly from mercury
85,000lbs of toxic chemicals released100 lbs of them cause cancer
190,000tons of greenhouse gases a yearas much as 44,000 cars
2water permit violations last year
$19Kin 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 2.8 to 130. How we estimate