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Albany County, Wyoming: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Albany County is 130.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 201 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (65), Rail grade crossing (43), Gas station (mapped facility) (22). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 41.7041, -105.6756.

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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 Albany County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	20.1	13	1.55xSignificant	13.4 to 28.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	33.7	23.8	1.42xSignificant	25.2 to 44.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.8	11.3	1.04x	7.3 to 18.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.4	13.9	0.96x	8.4 to 20.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.8	18.7	0.95x	12 to 25.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	417.1	453.4	0.92x	386 to 450.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	130.2	143.2	0.91x	113.3 to 148.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	12.8	14.5	0.88x	7.9 to 19.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.2	18.5	0.82x	9.6 to 22.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	20.5	30.2	0.68x	14.3 to 28.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	11.2	17.9	0.63x	6.4 to 18.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	26.4	51.8	0.51x	19.3 to 35.4	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 Albany County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,761.7	9,842.6	-31%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.5	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	53.3	59.8	-11%	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	70.3	96.9	-28%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	12.2	28.6	-57%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde12.62 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.37 per million
Naphthalene2.15 per million
Acetaldehyde1.41 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 203 good, 12 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 49, peak 172.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit65
Rail grade crossing43
Gas station (mapped facility)22
Brownfield property15
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)11
EPA air quality monitor7
Small hazardous waste generator5
Major air pollution source4
Hazardous waste transporter3
Public airport2
Wind power plant2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Landfill (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.

Mountain Cement Co, Laramie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005580503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.1
Mountain Cement Co, Laramie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen cyanide, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 42,352 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 82070MNTNC5SAND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Pete Lien & Sons Inc. - Jonathon Lime Plant, Laramie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds and 2 more. 82,924 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8207WPTLNS445JN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Mountain Cement Co, Laramie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005580503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Mountain Cement Co, Laramie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005580503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Mountain Cement Co, Laramie
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005580503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Pete Lien & Sons, Inc. - Jonathon Lime Plant, Laramie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070068089 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Laramie Rgnl, Laramie
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID LAR (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Laramie Landfill, Laramie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055165057 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
The Viking Resort Llc Dba Trailhead Lodge, Laramie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055204728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Country Meadows Llc, Laramie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055197665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Heat Plant (University Of Wyoming), Laramie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007334820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Laramie Compressor Station (Colorado Interstate Gas), Laramie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007899818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Jonathon Lime Plant & Lime Kiln Dust Landfill (Pete Lien & Sons Inc), Albany County
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071498710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
University Of Wyoming Aquatic Center, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071866733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
City Of Laramie, North Tank And Pipeline Project, Laramie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071884694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Nedlog Property Changed To Lc Holdings, Inc. 2017, Laramie
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005576368 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Yttrium Plant, Laramie
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045009762 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Albany County Fairgrounds Grandstand, Laramie
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971823 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Laramie Civic Center, Laramie
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975862 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Laramie Head Start Building, Laramie
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975865 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
951-955 N. 4th Street, Laramie
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976769 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1052 N 4th Street, Laramie
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976770 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wyoming Theater, Laramie
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977340 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1064 N. 4th Street, Laramie
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977742 (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.

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

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Albany County

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