35. Energy Transfer
> 2019 CO2 equivalent emissions: 17,469,106 metric tons
> Environmental justice, poor population share: 15% – #39 highest out of 100 corporations
> Environmental justice, minority population share: 62% – #23 highest
> Pct. of CO2 equivalent emissions from single facility: 27% – #56 highest
> Industrial sectors: Petroleum and natural gas systems, other, power plants
The Pennsylvania Attorney General last October charged Dallas-based Energy Transfer with 48 counts of environmental crimes during construction of the Mariner East 2 natural-gas liquids pipeline. Energy Transfer has been hit with environment-related fines of more than $542 million since 2000.
34. FirstEnergy
> 2019 CO2 equivalent emissions: 18,050,230 metric tons
> Environmental justice, poor population share: 18% – #16 highest out of 100 corporations
> Environmental justice, minority population share: 9% – #95 highest
> Pct. of CO2 equivalent emissions from single facility: 65% – #24 highest
> Industrial sectors: Power plants, other
FirstEnergy’s Harrison Power Station in Haywood, West Virginia, is responsible for 65% of CO2 equivalent emissions from one single facility. In 2005, the Akron, Ohio, company’s Ohio Edison unit agreed to spend $1.1 billion on pollution control equipment, pay a civil penalty of $8.5 million, and spend $25 million on other environmental projects.
33. Macquarie
> 2019 CO2 equivalent emissions: 18,158,027 metric tons
> Environmental justice, poor population share: 16% – #31 highest out of 100 corporations
> Environmental justice, minority population share: 50% – #38 highest
> Pct. of CO2 equivalent emissions from single facility: 30% – #51 highest
> Industrial sectors: Power plants, waste, petroleum and natural gas systems, other
Australian company Macquarie was slapped with a $7.5 million fine in 2011 for environmental violations committed by its subsidiaries in Massachusetts. The company recently reported fiscal year 2022 net income of 4.7 billion Australian dollars.
32. Basin Electric Power Cooperative
> 2019 CO2 equivalent emissions: 18,198,882 metric tons
> Environmental justice, poor population share: 11% – #86 highest out of 100 corporations
> Environmental justice, minority population share: 12% – #92 highest
> Pct. of CO2 equivalent emissions from single facility: 37% – #39 highest
> Industrial sectors: Power plants, chemicals, minerals, other
Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s Antelope Valley facility in Beulah, North Dakota, accounted for 37% of the company’s CO2 equivalent emissions. Basin Electric Power Cooperative is a not-for-profit power-generation cooperative based in Bismarck, North Dakota.
31. Blackstone
> 2019 CO2 equivalent emissions: 18,584,285 metric tons
> Environmental justice, poor population share: 19% – #12 highest out of 100 corporations
> Environmental justice, minority population share: 67% – #13 highest
> Pct. of CO2 equivalent emissions from single facility: 35% – #42 highest
> Industrial sectors: Power plants, petroleum and natural gas systems
Plants in Ohio and Texas are responsible for more than 50% of CO2 equivalent emissions at plants owned by the New York private equity company Blackstone. The company reported revenue of $22.6 billion and net income of $5.9 billion in 2021.
