US Gypsum - East Chicago Plant
9.7
estimated deaths a year
That's one death for every 38 days of its pollution.
From 0.8 air pollution, under 0.1 toxic chemicals, 8.8 climate change.
$20Min damage a yearplus $3.9M–$12M to pull its CO2 back out of the air
2.7new asthma cases a year
0.2cancers a yearlung cancers from soot, and cancers from toxic chemicals
1.2ER visits and hospital stays a year
28other illnesses from toxic chemicals a yearmostly from mercury
78lbs of toxic chemicals released
39,000tons of greenhouse gases a yearas much as 9,000 cars
$0in fines over 5 yearsout of compliance 5 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 0.6 to 28. How we estimate