☣️ Toxic chemical emissions have decreased by 21% over ten years

• Emissions of toxic chemicals in the USA decreased by 21 percent between 2013 and 2022, according to the latest report from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• During the same period, the number of reported preventative actions against pollution increased by 6.5 percent.
• Over this ten-year period, emissions from manufacturing facilities decreased by 9 percent while the economic value that the manufacturing industry contributed to the American economy increased by 14 percent.

A decline in emissions

According to the 2022 National Analysis of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), environmental emissions of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program have decreased by 21 percent compared to 2013, writes CleanTechnica.

This includes a 26 percent reduction in air emissions. Over this ten-year period, emissions from manufacturing facilities decreased by 9 percent while the economic value that the manufacturing industry contributed to the American economy increased by 14 percent.

Preventative actions against pollution

In 2022, facilities reported that they managed 88.5 percent of their TRI chemical waste through preferred methods such as recycling, energy recovery, and treatment. 11.5 percent of their TRI chemical waste was released into the environment. There was a 6.5 percent increase in the number of preventative actions against pollution compared to 2021.

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