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Greene County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Greene County is 190.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Leukemia deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 408 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (158), Air permit holder (minor source) (123), Rail grade crossing (41). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 39.8706, -80.224.

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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 Greene County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	9.7	4.6	2.11xSignificant	6.1 to 14.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	7.1	3.7	1.92xSignificant	4.1 to 11.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	10.8	5.7	1.89xSignificant	6.8 to 16.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.7	17.9	1.49xSignificant	20.2 to 34.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9.2	6.2	1.48x	5.3 to 14.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.5	30.2	1.47xSignificant	36.7 to 53.8	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	17.8	13	1.37x	12.1 to 25.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25.3	18.7	1.35xSignificant	19.5 to 32.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	190.7	143.2	1.33xSignificant	173.8 to 209.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.8	51.8	1.33xSignificant	59.1 to 79.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.4	6.6	1.27x	5.2 to 13.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	519.7	453.4	1.15xSignificant	490.5 to 550.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.9	11.3	1.14x	8.9 to 18.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.9	18.5	1.08x	14.3 to 27	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.2	8.7	1.06x	5.9 to 14.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.1	23.8	1.05x	18.5 to 33.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14	13.9	1.01x	9.7 to 19.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.2	14.5	0.91x	8.7 to 19.3	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 Greene County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,516.3	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.3	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	60.7	59.8	+2%	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	113.2	96.9	+17%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	41.6	28.6	+46%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde17.46 per million
Benzene10.85 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 284 good, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 40, peak 105.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit158
Air permit holder (minor source)123
Rail grade crossing41
Small hazardous waste generator22
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Brownfield property11
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)7
Major air pollution source5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Large hazardous waste generator4
Hazardous waste transporter3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Landfill (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
EPA air quality monitor1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)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.

Majorsville, Dallas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ethylene, 1,3-Butadiene. Reports carcinogens. 18,297 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2603WMJRSV17MAJ (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Hill Top Energy Ctr Llc, Nemacolin
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066828222 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Morgantown Tech Svc/Perry Twp Plt, Mount Morris
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001089517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Hill Top Energy Ctr Llc, Nemacolin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066828222 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Blacksville Sewage Department, Blacksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $26,850.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009117678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Texas Eastern Trans Lp/Holbrook Sta, Wind Ridge
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008471251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Anderson Fittings, Brave
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Zinc compounds, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 15316CCRTFCOUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Morgantown Technical Services Inc, Mount Morris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol. 50 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 15349MRGNT303ME (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.3
Brave Stp, Brave
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010213429 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Holbrook
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 420590002 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 4.1
Texas Eastern Trans Lp/Holbrook Sta, Wind Ridge
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008471251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Texas Eastern Trans Lp/Holbrook Sta, Wind Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008471251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Mt Morris Stp, Mt Morris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010964885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Anderson Fittings, Brave
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041992430 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Kovach Lnc, Carmichaels
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070134820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cumberland Mine Crda #3, Waynesburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,040.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071952102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Allegheny Energy Supply Co/Hatfields Ferry Power Sta, Masontown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017437148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Franklin Twp Sew Auth Stp, Waynesburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039840740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
W Greene Middle- Sr High Sch Stp, Waynesburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064216174 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Monongalia County Mine, Holbrook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070050553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Whiteley Auto Wreckers, Carmichaels
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071725608 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Hill Top Energy Center, Llc, Carmichaels
Gas power plant.
Record ID 62565 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.6
Ryerson St Prk Stp, Wind Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000952684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eqt Gathering/Callisto Comp Sta, Sycamore
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045945466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Equitrans Lp/Jefferson Comp Sta, Lippincott
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055595486 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

Correctional facilities

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

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Greene County

Pennsylvania 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 Greene County, and their findings.
Pennsylvania vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Pennsylvania health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Pennsylvania 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.
Pennsylvania 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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