Ohio Leads the Nation in Toxic Air Pollutants, Largely From Coal
Articles — By forcechange on March 20, 2009 7:37 am
The EPA’s annual Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) was published on Thursday. The report takes an accounting of the amount of toxic chemicals reported to be released into the U.S. environment each year. The current report looks at data from 2007.
The vast majority of toxic releases nationwide came from electric utilities and mining operations. The state of Ohio lead the nation in air pollution, with over 115 million pounds of toxic pollutants being released into the air. Nearly two-thirds of those toxins were from coal-fired power plants. The main pollutants included hydrochloric and sulfuric acids, mercury, lead and barium.
The report has been short on details since 2006, when President Bush cut back on reporting requirements for industries. However, these changes were undone by the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, signed into law by President Obama on March 11.
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