Emissions data for the largest greenhouse gas emitters was released by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in October, revealing the largest polluters in Franklin County. The list includes Ohio State University's McCracken Power Plant, the landfill operated by the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio and the Anheuser-Busch Columbus Brewery. In Franklin County, large greenhouse gas emitters released 421,627 metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in 2019. Officials from several organizations running facilities told The Dispatch they are working to make reductions. Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center forecasts that by mid-century, central Ohio will be as much as 5 degrees warmer, even if emissions decrease. 

Emissions data for the largest greenhouse gas emitters was released by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency&nbsp;in October, revealing the largest polluters in Franklin County. The list includes Ohio State University's McCracken Power Plant, the landfill operated by the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio&nbsp;and the Anheuser-Busch Columbus Brewery.&nbsp;In Franklin County, large greenhouse gas emitters released 421,627 metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in 2019. Officials from several organizations running facilities told The Dispatch they are working to make&nbsp;reductions.&nbsp;Ohio State University&rsquo;s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center forecasts that by mid-century, central Ohio will be as much as 5 degrees warmer, even if emissions decrease.&nbsp;

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News Briefs from the Columbus Dispatch - Columbus Ohio

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News Briefs from the Columbus Dispatch - Columbus Ohio.

News Briefs from the Columbus Dispatch - Columbus Ohio.

Columbus- Ohio State, landfill and brewery among largest greenhouse gas emitters in county

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