Eastern, AS
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology.
Environmental data for Eastern in American Samoa
TRI sites such as Star Kist Samoa Co anchor Eastern, AS's EPA extract. Derived burden score 19/100 (Low Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Star Kist Samoa Co is among the largest Form R filers reporting in Eastern; no SDWIS system here carries an active health-based flag. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 19/100 (Low Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Eastern -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Eastern, AS: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-31.0%
1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-31.0%
85.4 thousand lb → 58.9 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Eastern, AS's total reported releases fell from 85.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 58.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eastern, AS's water releases fell from 79.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 54.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eastern, AS's air releases fell from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Eastern, AS's off-site transfers rose from 189 lb in 2022 to 211 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI Facilities (1)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Kist Samoa Co | 246.0K lbs |
Cities in Eastern (1)
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What does this county environmental profile show?
This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.