Backbone Mining Solutions LLC
1 facility · 1 state · 2.9M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Backbone Mining Solutions LLC is the reported parent of 1 Form R facility across 1 state, disclosing 2.9M lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 19 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Pennsylvania (2.9M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Backbone Mining Solutions LLC, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Backbone Mining Solutions LLC: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-41.4%
1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-41.4%
1.2 million lb → 697.3 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Backbone Mining Solutions LLC's total reported releases fell from 1.2 million lb in 2022 to 697.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Backbone Mining Solutions LLC's water releases fell from 194 lb in 2022 to 78 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Backbone Mining Solutions LLC's off-site transfers fell from 924.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 489.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Backbone Mining Solutions LLC's air releases fell from 266.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 207.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Backbone Mining Solutions LLC from filing to facility
Backbone Mining Solutions LLC maps to a single Form R site (Scrubgrass Generating Plant) in Pennsylvania. Open that filing for the chemical mix; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Scrubgrass Generating Plant. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: US Steel Corp; Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC; Hig Capital LLC; Woodgrain Millwork Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium; Zinc compounds; Vanadium compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Pennsylvania. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Electric Utilities.
Backbone Mining Solutions LLC ranks #374 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Backbone Mining Solutions LLC's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (Pennsylvania), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. This parent maps to a single reporting facility (Scrubgrass Generating Plant), so the company total and that site's Form R are the same disclosure.
Parent aggregation for Backbone Mining Solutions LLC follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (US Steel Corp; Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC; Hig Capital LLC) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Backbone Mining Solutions LLC sits among TRI parents
Backbone Mining Solutions LLC sits on a disclosure ladder beside US Steel Corp and Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC and Hig Capital LLC and Woodgrain Millwork Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- US Steel Corp · rank #372 · 40.6M lbs
- Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC · rank #373 · 15.0M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Hig Capital LLC · rank #375 · 2.9M lbs
- Woodgrain Millwork Inc · rank #376 · 2.6M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Backbone Mining Solutions LLC
Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium; Zinc compounds; Vanadium compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Scrubgrass Generating Plant. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 1.2M lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 849.9K lbs |
| Barium | 473.0K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 123.7K lbs |
| Vanadium compounds | 106.5K lbs |
Facilities (1)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Scrubgrass Generating Plant Kennerdell, PA | 2.9M lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Backbone Mining Solutions LLC on total disclosed release pounds (2.9M lbs) and reporting facility count (1). Release-volume peers include Eagle Materials Inc, The Lincoln Electric Co, Emd Holding Corp. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Pennsylvania; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Backbone Mining Solutions LLC's TRI parent record
From Backbone Mining Solutions LLC, open Scrubgrass Generating Plant or compare against US Steel Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Backbone Mining Solutions LLC (Scrubgrass Generating Plant in PA). Largest facility
- Compare against Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Backbone Mining Solutions LLC sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (US Steel Corp, Keystone-Conemaugh Projects LLC) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Backbone Mining Solutions LLC's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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