Research

Original data research published by PlainEnviro. Every figure is drawn directly from the published U.S. EPA dataset, with nothing on these pages hand-entered or estimated.

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Top 10 US States by EPA Reported Toxic Releases

EPA Toxics Release Inventory ranking of U.S. states by total reported toxic-chemical release pounds (all media). Every figure is drawn from PlainEnviro's EPA TRI extract and refreshes when that extract updates.