The map indicates the percentages of large facilities with hazardous waste violations in 2012. Photo: Environmental Protection Agency.
Indiana has the highest percentage of facilities with hazardous waste violations in 2012 among the Great Lakes states, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. New York has the lowest.
The figures come from an EPA map that reports state compliance with regulations. The map’s dashboard allows users to choose different measures and different years.
Here are the percentages of large facilities with new hazardous waste violations for each state:
Indiana: 15 percent of 567 large facilities.
Wisconsin: 14 percent of 563 large facilities.
Michigan: 12 percent of 542 large facilities.
Pennsylvania: 10 percent of 1,103 large facilities.
Ohio: nine percent of 1,584 large facilities.
Minnesota: eight percent of 274 large facilities.
Illinois: two percent of 723 large facilities.
New York: two percent of 5,357 large facilities.
If measured as the percentage of inspected facilities, the picture changes. Wisconsin does the worst and Illinois the best:
Wisconsin: 69 percent of 213 facilities inspected.
Minnesota: 62 percent of 87 facilities inspected.
Ohio: 57 percent of 806 facilities inspected.
Michigan: 39 percent of 623 facilities inspected.
Indiana: 37 percent of 507 facilities inspected.
New York: 32 percent of 984 facilities inspected.
Pennsylvania: 24 percent of 1,055 facilities inspected.
Illinois: 12 percent of 653 facilities inspected.