Indiana Egg Laying Study
Dec 9, 2008
Tyson's Ammonia Final Report
Dec 9, 2008
Report: Top 50 Power Plant Mercury Polluters
Nov 20, 2008
Refined Hazard: Carcinogenic Air Pollution from America's Oil Refineries is Increasing According to USEPA Data From 2004 to 2006
Oct 1, 2008
Refined Hazard Press Release
Sep 30, 2008
Refined Hazard Report
Sep 30, 2008
Coal Fired Power Plants
Aug 8, 2008
Financing Power Plants
Aug 8, 2008
Don't Get Burned
Aug 8, 2008
Cementing a Toxic Legacy?
How EPA has failed to control mercury pollution from cement kilns
Jul 24, 2008
Cementing A Toxic Legacy (Part Four)
Jul 23, 2008
Cementing A Toxic Legacy (Part Three)
Jul 23, 2008
Cementing A Toxic Legacy (Part Two)
Jul 23, 2008
Cementing A Toxic Legacy (Part One)
Jul 23, 2008
Houston Petition
Jul 10, 2008
Summary DQA Petition
Jul 10, 2008
Tar Sands Report
Jun 4, 2008
EIP Releases Report on U.S. Refinery Expansions to Process Dirty Oil from Canadian Tar Sands
Tar Sands - Feeding U.S. Refinery Expansions with Dirty Fuel
Jun 4, 2008
Over two thirds of currently planned expansions of U.S. oil refining capacity are intended to accommodate heavier, dirtier crude oil from Canadian "tar sands," according to data on U.S. oil refinery permitting activity under the Clean Air Act ("CAA") recently compiled and analyzed by the Environmental Integrity Project. Out of the approximately 1.6 million barrels per day ("bpd") of increased refining capacity currently in the pipeline, about 1.1 million bpd will be devoted to refining tar sand oil. In addition, more than 800,000 bpd of existing conventional crude capacity is planned to be modified to process oil from tar sands, so that the total increase in tar sands capacity is over 1.9 million bpd, while conventional crude capacity is undergoing a net decrease of over 300,000 bpd. This is equivalent to constructing more than sixteen new refineries dedicated to tar sands. Refining tar sand oil will result in higher air emissions of harmful pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, sulfuric acid mist, and nitrogen oxides, as well as toxic metals such as lead and nickel compounds. The consequences of tar sand oil extraction include the clear-cutting and strip-mining of huge portions of intact boreal forest ecosystem, the creation of vast un-reclaimable toxic lakes of wastewater, the consumption of enormous amounts of water and energy, and the production of three times more greenhouse gas as extracting conventional crude oil.
Facts At A Glance
Jun 4, 2008
Houston We Have A Problem-The Report
May 1, 2008
Refinery Database Introduction
Apr 9, 2008
EIP Power Plant CO2 Report-March 08
Mar 18, 2008
EIP-Sierra CO2 Appendices
Mar 18, 2008
Dirty Kilowatts-2007
Jul 26, 2007
50 Dirtiest U.S. Power Plants: CO2 Pollution Linked to Global Warming on Track to Rise by a Third, Mixed Picture on Other Key Pollutants (2007)
Dirty Kilowatts: States With Most Problem Facilities for CO2 Emissions Are AL, FL, GA, IN, KY, NC, NM, OH, PA, TX, WV, and WY.
Jul 26, 2007
CO2 to Rise Sharply, Mercury Levels Hold Steady, Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxide Ease Somewhat; States With Most Problem Facilities for CO2 Emissions Are AL, FL, GA, IN, KY, NC, NM, OH, PA, TX, WV, and WY.
EIP Ohio Report-Final
Oct 24, 2006
Giving Away the Farm: Why US EPA Should Reject the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Bid to Administer the Clean Water Act
New EIP report details problems with ODA's enforcement and permitting of CAFO's and argues against US EPA authorizing ODA to issue and enforce Clean Water Act permits
Oct 24, 2006
Dirty Kilowatts: America's Most Polluting Power Plants
New EIP report ranking worst plants on CO2, SO2, NOx and mercury emissions.
Jul 27, 2006
PennFuture, EIP reach agreement with Allegheny Power to clean up Hatfield's Ferry Plant in PA
Jul 13, 2006
PennFuture and the Environmental Integrity Project announced a settlement of its lawsuit against Allegheny Power for violation of soot and particulate matter standards at the Hatfield's Ferry Plant in western Pennsylvania. The agreement requires immediate steps to reduce sooty discharges through flue gas conditioning and other measures, and will further reduce particulate matter through installation of a scrubber no later than June 30, 2010. The settlement is expected to ultimately save over 200 lives and $1.2 billion in health costs annually by reducing exposure to fine particle pollution that triggers asthma attacks and premature death from heart disease
Press Release: Half of US Wetlands Now Vulnerable Under Unwise Decision
Half of US Wetlands Now Vulnerable Under Unwise Decision by US Supreme Court
Jun 22, 2006
Army Corps of Engineers' reaction to recent Supreme Court decision could accelerate already significant losses resulting from earlier Court holding in SWANCC
Report: Off the Books
Air pollution missing from Texas annual emissions inventory
Dec 8, 2005
Report: Drying Out
Wetlands Opened for Development by U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Army Corps
*statistics have been updated, please see June 22, 2006 Press Release*
Sep 15, 2005
Report: Backed Up
Cleaning Up Combined Sewer Systems in the Great Lakes
May 17, 2005
Report: Dirty Kilowatts
America's Most Polluting Power Plants
May 11, 2005
A handful of the nation's largest coal-fired power plants account for a disproportionately large share of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, and mercury pollution. The report lists the top 50 most polluting power plants based on both total tons and emission rates.
Report: Polluters Breathe Easier - EPA Environmental Court Actions Decline
Oct 12, 2004
Report: Weathering the Storm
A critical look at how EPA and states address storm water pollution in the Great Lakes. The report analyzes permitting and enforcement in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and describes opportunities for states to strengthen their programs by improving compliance data tracking, and through greater reliance on local governments and the public.
Sep 30, 2004
Report: Gaming the System
EPA Fails to Close Loopholes in 29 States where 'Upset' Air Pollution Goes Unpunished, Often Untracked
Aug 18, 2004
Report: Alleged Clean Air Act Violations
H. W. Pirkey, Knox Lee and Welsh Power Plants - Testimony and supporting documents provided by Bill Wilson, former Air Quality Engineer for American Electric Power.
Jul 13, 2004
Report: Who's Counting?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releases the results of the annual
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) each summer. The TRI has proved to be a powerful tool
for raising consciousness about sources of toxic pollution and encouraging companies
to act voluntarily to reduce their emissions. The official TRI, however, tells only part of
the story because it dramatically underestimates the amount of toxic pollution from the petrochemical industry.
Jun 22, 2004
Report: Threatening Iowa's Future
Iowa's Failure to Implement and Enforce the Clean Water Act for Livestock Operations
May 19, 2004
Report: America's Dirtiest Power Plants
America's Dirtiest Power Plants: Plugged into the Bush Administration ranks the top 50 polluting power plants for three pollutants: sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and mercury. While these top polluters represent only a fraction of their industry, they account for far more than their share of pollution.
May 5, 2004
Report: Flying Blind
This report, Flying Blind, is a critical look at how six Great Lakes and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determine whether our lakes and streams are safe for fishing and swimming. The report shows how the patchwork of inconsistent state standards results in an incomplete and often misleading picture of water quality.
Mar 10, 2004
Report: Swimming in Sewage
The report, by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and EIP (Environmental Integrity Project), describes an emerging environmental and public health crisis resulting from our nation's failure to effectively treat sewage. It found that sewage from homes, businesses and factories often never reaches a treatment plant and, when it does, too often it is not treated adequately to protect public health.
Feb 19, 2004
Report: Race to the Top
Report highlights state actions to protect air quality in seven states - Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, and Texas - in light of recent EPA rollbacks of clean air rules and abandonment of enforcement actions. The seven states' laws are projected to collectively reduce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants and other facilities by almost one million tons per year (tpy). Report includes data on emission reductions from each of the state programs and on possible emission reductions from continued New Source Review enforcement actions.
Jan 12, 2004
Report: Reform or Rollback
Joint study by EIP and the Council of State Governments/Eastern Regional Conference warns that New Source Review "reforms" could increase air pollution 1.4 million tons in twelve states. Joint study by EIP-CSG/ERC warns that New Source Review "reforms" could increase air pollution 1.4 million tons in twelve states. The report also analyzed permits for six individual plants and found that they generally did not contain enough restrictions to limit emissions growth where NSR did not apply.
Oct 22, 2003
Report: Assessing State Enforcement: Too Many Claims, Too Little Data
EIP attempted to acquire basic enforcement from 5 states showing how difficult it is for the public and state agencies to obtain basic data on state enforcement actions.
Apr 1, 2003
Report: Paying Less to Pollute
Declining enforcement penalties collected by EPA under the Bush Administration.
Jan 1, 2003
Report: Bright Lines or Loopholes?
Explains how New Source Review rollbacks allow refineries, cement kilns, paper mills and other facilities to use pollution from accidents to avoid NSR permit and pollution control requirements.
Dec 1, 2002
Report: Smoking Guns
EIP report examines research indicating that emissions from flares may be higher than currently reported.
Nov 1, 2002
Report: Left Behind
This report documents how power plant emissions have increased in key states and at forty one speific plants, and it also reviews their health impacts.
Nov 1, 2002
Report: Turning the Clock Back on the Clean Air Act
Shows how emissions will increase at a Nucor Steel plant and an Exxon Mobil refinery, under new EPA rules that allow companies to backslide to their highest emissions levels in the past ten years.
Oct 23, 2002
Report: Accidents Will Happen
EIP documents emissions from startups, shutdowns and malfunctions at six plants in Port Arthur, Texas.
Oct 17, 2002
Report: Raising a Stink: Air Emissions from Factory Farms
This report documents the grave health risks posed by air emissions from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).
Jul 1, 2002
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