EPA TRI Facility · Coal Mining
Hillsboro Energy
Hillsboro, IL
- Total releases
- 54.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Hillsboro Energy: how the 54.9K lbs splits
54.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 54.9K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 0 lbs <0.1%
Hillsboro Energy's 54.9K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY
Hillsboro Energy is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hillsboro, IL, in the coal mining sector. It reported 13.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 54.9K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,924 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Hillsboro Energy is pounds #236 and chemical-count #528 at 54.9K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Coffeen Power Station; Carlisle Construction Materials LLC; Fci Greenville; Macoupin Energy. Similar-scale Coal Mining peers outside Illinois: Belmont County Coal Resources Inc.; Crimson Oak Grove Resources Inc.; Marion County Coal Resources Inc.; Mettiki Coal LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Mercury.
Hillsboro Energy stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 54.9K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Belmont County Coal Resources Inc. and Crimson Oak Grove Resources Inc..
Hillsboro Energy vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
55K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hillsboro Energy: Lead-led volume
Among the 37 Coal Mining facilities in this database, Hillsboro Energy reports the 20th-largest volume (54.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 98.0% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 98.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Illinois include Belmont County Coal Resources Inc. and Crimson Oak Grove Resources Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Hillsboro Energy's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 98.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hillsboro Energy's total reported releases fell from 16.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hillsboro Energy's land releases fell from 16.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hillsboro Energy Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Hillsboro Energy releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 54.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases increased by 65% (8.4K lbs to 13.9K lbs).
Hillsboro Energy: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Hillsboro Energy year-over-year reported totals (increased by 65% from 2020 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 16.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 16.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 13.9K lbs | 2 |
Hillsboro Energy · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hillsboro Energy
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Coffeen Power Station, Carlisle Construction Materials LLC, Fci Greenville, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Coal Mining Facilities
Other Coal Mining facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Belmont County Coal Resources Inc., Crimson Oak Grove Resources Inc., Marion County Coal Resources Inc..
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hillsboro Energy on cumulative reported pounds (54.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Comanche Plant, Dairiconcepts - el Dorado Springs, Etm Enterprises Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Comanche Plant Pecos, TX · Natural Gas Processing 54.9K lbs reported
- Dairiconcepts - el Dorado Springs El Dorado Springs, MO · Food 54.9K lbs reported
- Etm Enterprises Inc. Grand Ledge, MI · Transportation Equipment 54.9K lbs reported
- Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant Norwich, CT · Primary Metals 54.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Lead, Mercury; nearby reporters include Coffeen Power Station. Hillsboro Energy stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Hillsboro Energy TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hillsboro Energy totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hillsboro, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 212112 · Coal Mining. 8.4% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Comanche Plant (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hillsboro Energy stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov