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Baraga County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Baraga County is 157.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 87 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (25), Brownfield property (19), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 46.6968, -88.335.

How this county ranks in Michigan

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Baraga County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.4	30.2	1.11x	21.5 to 51.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	157.2	143.2	1.1x	128.8 to 191.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	44.1	51.8	0.85x	30 to 64.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	284.2	453.4	0.63x	242.8 to 331.7	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Baraga County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,296.2	9,842.6	+5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	121.4	96.9	+25%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde8.35 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde0.84 per million
Benzene0.61 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

87 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Rail grade crossing25
Brownfield property19
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Air permit holder (minor source)8
NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
Industrial wastewater discharge6
Major air pollution source2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
Hydroelectric plant1
Gas power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Lanse Warden Electric-Fuel Agg, L'Anse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046313155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Certainteed Ceilings Corp, Lanse
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorothalonil. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 49946CLTXC200SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Lanse Wwtp, L Anse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007583132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Certainteed Ceilings Corp, L Anse
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001825231 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Baraga Wwsl, Baraga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021033077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
L'Anse Warden Electric Company Llc, L'Anse
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058240327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Upper Michigan Energy Resources -A.J. Mihm G.S. (P0796), Pelkie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070616583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
A.J. Mihm Generating Station, Pelkie
Gas power plant.
Record ID 61391 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.1
Sand Point, Baraga
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038720603 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Us-41 Draper Lakeshore Property, Baraga
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038722692 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mud Lakes Area, Baraga
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038737105 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
South Johnson Road, L'Anse
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038737150 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Power Dam Road, L'Anse
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039058729 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lindemann Road, Baraga
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967850 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tailor Road, L'Anse
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967953 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pikes Peak Carcass, L'Anse
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967954 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bear Trail Area, L'Anse
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967955 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rantanen-Herman, L'Anse
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967956 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Assinins, Baraga
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968006 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Beartown Rd. #6, Baraga
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968007 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Beartown Rd. #2, Baraga
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968008 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ben Road, Baraga
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968009 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kbic - Abandoned Homes - 17576 Aura Road, L'Anse, Mi, Lanse
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977495 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community-Abandoned Homes, 15758 Marksman Road, Lanse
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977498 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community - Abandoned Homes-Barbano, Lanse
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977499 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Baraga Correctional Facility, Baraga
EPA FRS registry ID
110003562608
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Mi Dept/Corrections, Lanse
EPA FRS registry ID
110007579049
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Baraga County

Michigan state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Baraga County, and their findings.
Michigan vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Michigan health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Michigan environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Michigan drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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