Experts say that much of Iowa’s greenhouse gas emission decrease can be explained by a surge in wind and solar energy investments. While the Hawkeye state still ranks 19th nationally for greenhouse gas emissions, emissions dropped by 11 percent from 2010 to 2014. Kinneberg said, “We share the same goals of achieving and maintaining clean air for all Iowans.” While not yet fully operational, the company is installing an ammonia scrubber that is predicted to cut ammonia emissions by 90 percent. Eric Schaeffer, Director of the Environmental Integrity Project called ammonia a “serious pollutant.” Schaeffer said, “It can cause significant health effects when people are exposed to it,” he added, “But it also can lead to water pollution when it falls back to Earth and gets transformed into nitrogen.” Eric Kinneberg, a spokesperson for the Phoenix-based company that owns Climax Molybdenum, said that the plant is working to curb emissions.
of Fort Madison ranks among the top ten and released 4.4 million pounds of hazardous chemicals such as ammonia into the air in 2014. Three of the top 100 contributors are located in the state of Iowa. Climax Molybdenum Co. Iowa ranks 17th nationally for toxic air emissions.Īnalysis reveals that most toxic air emissions can be attributed to a handful of power plants, factories, and other facilities. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), some common hazardous air pollutants include lead compounds, arsenic compounds, vinyl chloride, and chloroform. The report showed that Iowa’s hazardous air emissions increased from 17.6 million pounds per year in 2010 to 18.7 million pounds per year in 2014. The center, a non-profit, non-partisan organization that performs analysis of government and ethics issues that affect the public, analyzed federal air quality data from 2010 to 2014, the most recent year for which complete data is public.
(Cliff/ flickr) Jenna Ladd | September 30, 2016Ī recent analysis by the Center for Public Integrity found that Iowa is ranked among the top 20 states in the union for both toxic chemicals and greenhouse gases in the air. Three of the national top 100 toxic chemical producing companies are located in Iowa.
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