Peabody Energy Corp
3 facilities · 1 state · 1.2M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Peabody Energy Corp is the reported parent of 3 Form R facilities across 1 state, disclosing 1.2M lbs of toxic releases. 2 of 12 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Indiana (1.2M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Peabody Energy Corp, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Peabody Energy Corp from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Wild Boar Mine; Bear Run Mine; Somerville Central Mine. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Steel Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Vanadium compounds; Manganese compounds; Nickel compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Indiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Coal Mining. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Wild Boar Mine; Bear Run Mine; Somerville Central Mine. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Steel Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Vanadium compounds; Manganese compounds; Nickel compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Indiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Coal Mining.
Peabody Energy Corp ranks #587 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Peabody Energy Corp's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (Indiana), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. Releases are facility-concentrated: Wild Boar Mine accounts for most of Peabody Energy Corp's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Peabody Energy Corp follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Steel Corp) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Peabody Energy Corp sits among TRI parents
Peabody Energy Corp sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and US Steel Corp. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #585 · 131.7M lbs
- US Steel Corp · rank #586 · 79.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Peabody Energy Corp
Zinc compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Vanadium compounds; Manganese compounds; Nickel compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Wild Boar Mine. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 305.4K lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 212.2K lbs |
| Vanadium compounds | 180.1K lbs |
| Manganese compounds | 128.1K lbs |
| Nickel compounds | 101.5K lbs |
Facilities (3)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Wild Boar Mine Lynnville, IN | 1.2M lbs |
| Bear Run Mine Carlisle, IN | 2.3K lbs |
| Somerville Central Mine Oakland City, IN | 573 lbs |
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Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Peabody Energy Corp on total disclosed release pounds (1.2M lbs) and reporting facility count (3). Release-volume peers include Molson Coors Beverage Co, Alleima USA LLC, Oxbow Carbon & Minerals Holdings 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.
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Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Indiana; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Peabody Energy Corp's TRI parent record
From Peabody Energy Corp, open Wild Boar Mine or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Peabody Energy Corp (Wild Boar Mine in IN). Largest facility
- Compare against US Steel Corp, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Peabody Energy Corp sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, US Steel Corp) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Peabody Energy Corp'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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