US Gypsum - Shoals Plant
15
estimated deaths a year
That's one death for every 25 days of its pollution.
From 1.6 air pollution, under 0.1 toxic chemicals, 13 climate change.
$33Min damage a yearplus $5.8M–$17M to pull its CO2 back out of the air
4.7new asthma cases a year
0.2cancers a yearlung cancers from soot
2.2ER visits and hospital stays a year
7other illnesses from toxic chemicals a yearmostly from mercury
36lbs of toxic chemicals released
58,000tons of greenhouse gases a yearas much as 14,000 cars
14water permit violations last yeardischarges into Beaver Cr Via Unnamed Trib, already listed as polluted
$50Kin fines over 5 yearsout of compliance 9 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 0.9 to 42. How we estimate