Coal Blooded
Coal Blooded: Putting Profits Before People is a new report analyzing sulfur dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions in conjunction with demographic factors –race, income, and population density – to rank the environmental justice performance of the nation’s 431 coal fired power plants.
The report is a joint production of NAACP, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), the Indigenous Environmental Network and lead author and researcher Adrian Wilson, and will serve as a launching point for NAACP’s campaign to address the issue of the pollution from coal fired power plants and disparate impacts on communities of color.
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State Reports:
Illinois
Chicago’s Crawford Generating Station and Fisk Generating Station are two of the nation’s worst-performing coal plants and disproportionately impacting poor Chicago communities. Read the Illinois report (.pdf)
Michigan
The River Rouge Power plant outside Detroit is ninth on our twelve worst toxic offenders list. Read the Michigan Report (.pdf)
Ohio
Cleveland is home to the 6th most harmful plant to communities of color. Read the Ohio Report (.pdf)
Wisconsin
The Valley plant, located on the Menomonee River about a mile southwest of Milwaukee, is number four on our list. Read the Wisconsin Report. (.pdf)
Indiana
Indiana is the unfortunate host to two of the top twelve offenders in our list of toxic plants. Read the Indiana Report (.pdf)
Florida
Florida Report coming soon.