Clearwater Paper Corp

3 facilities · 3 states · 21.5M lbs total releases

According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Clearwater Paper Corp is the reported parent of 3 Form R facilities across 3 states, disclosing 21.5M lbs of toxic releases. 5 of 60 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Georgia (9.4M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Clearwater Paper Corp, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.

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Release-over-release change

What changed for Clearwater Paper Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

-3.2%

3 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

-3.2%

4.0 million lb → 3.9 million lb, every facility that filed

  • Clearwater Paper Corp's total reported releases fell from 4.0 million lb in 2022 to 3.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Clearwater Paper Corp's land releases rose from 229.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 276.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Clearwater Paper Corp's water releases fell from 650.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 579.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Clearwater Paper Corp's chemicals reported fell from 26 in 2022 to 25 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

TRI parent disclosure trail

Read Clearwater Paper Corp from filing to facility

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill; Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho; Clearwater Paper Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co; Koch Inc.; Southern Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Manganese compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Idaho; Arkansas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Paper. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026

Total Releases
21.5M lbs
Facilities
3
Chemicals
60
Carcinogens
5

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill; Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho; Clearwater Paper Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co; Koch Inc.; Southern Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Manganese compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Idaho; Arkansas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Paper.

Clearwater Paper Corp ranks #87 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Clearwater Paper Corp files across 3 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Clearwater Paper Corp's disclosed pounds are spread across 3 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.

Parent aggregation for Clearwater Paper Corp follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Basf Corp; International Paper Co; Koch Inc.) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.

Where Clearwater Paper Corp sits among TRI parents

Clearwater Paper Corp sits on a disclosure ladder beside Basf Corp and International Paper Co and Koch Inc. and Southern Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.

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Largest chemicals disclosed by Clearwater Paper Corp

Methanol; Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Manganese compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.

Where does this company operate?

State Facilities Total Releases
Georgia 1 9.4M lbs
Idaho 1 6.1M lbs
Arkansas 1 6.0M lbs

Facilities (3)

Facility Releases
Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill Augusta, GA 9.4M lbs
Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho Lewiston, ID 6.1M lbs
Clearwater Paper Corp Arkansas City, AR 6.0M lbs

Frequently Asked Questions

How much pollution does Clearwater Paper Corp release?
Clearwater Paper Corp discloses 21.5M lbs across 3 facilities. On the ladder it sits near Basf Corp and International Paper Co. Clearwater Paper Corp ranks #87 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name.
How many facilities does Clearwater Paper Corp operate?
Clearwater Paper Corp maps to 3 facilities in Georgia, Idaho, Arkansas, including Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill; Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho; Clearwater Paper Corp. Clearwater Paper Corp's disclosed pounds are spread across 3 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
What industries and chemicals show up for Clearwater Paper Corp?
Clearwater Paper Corp's disclosed pounds sit inside a single reported industry label: Paper. Clearwater Paper Corp's largest disclosed chemicals by pounds are Methanol, Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Manganese compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) (none of those top chemicals carry a carcinogen flag in this extract). Neighbor parents: Basf Corp; International Paper Co; Koch Inc.; Southern Co.
Does Clearwater Paper Corp release carcinogens?
Yes - 5 carcinogen-flagged substances appear in the extract. Largest by pounds include Methanol; Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Manganese compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

Compare beyond the release ladder

Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count

Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Clearwater Paper Corp on total disclosed release pounds (21.5M lbs) and reporting facility count (3). Release-volume peers include Ssab Enterprises LLC, Darling Ingredients Inc, Vibrantz Technologies Inc. Facility-count peers include A-Gas US Holdings Inc, Abb Holdings Inc, Adams Resources & Energy Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.

About This Data

EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Georgia, Idaho, Arkansas; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files

What to do with Clearwater Paper Corp's TRI parent record

From Clearwater Paper Corp, open Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill or compare against Basf Corp rather than reading rank alone.

  • Open the largest Form R site for Clearwater Paper Corp (Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill in GA). Largest facility
  • Compare against International Paper Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
  • Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Clearwater Paper Corp sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies

Rank and peers (Basf Corp, International Paper Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.

Use and verify this record

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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.

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