More Sonoma County businesses running clean

Guy Kovner, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Go to this link to access the toxic release database. To generate Sonoma County’s report, use the TRI Explorer tool.

Toxic chemical releases from Sonoma County industries have declined steadily for six consecutive years, confirming the county’s reputation as a magnet for clean business.

Industrial pollution dropped 76 percent from 27,950 pounds in 2007 to 6,801 pounds in 2012, according to a federal government report.

Going back nearly a quarter century, local industries released 332,508 pounds of toxics in 1988, the year the Environmental Protection Agency began tracking chemical emissions.

The steep decline is driven by a mix of factors, including changes made by some companies to clean up their production processes, the closure of other operations or their move out of the county, and the North Bay’s long bid to build and recruit a wider network of businesses with a light toxic footprint.

via More Sonoma County businesses running clean | The Press Democrat.

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