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  • 3M plant in Illinois was nation's worst emitter of climate-killing ‘immortal’ chemical in '21

    Jan 3, 2023 11:30 am by Inside Climate NewsIllinois in the News
    3M's chemical plant in Cordova, Illinois released 73 tons of perfluoromethane (CF4) into the atmosphere, more than any other industrial facility in the country, in 2021. CF4 is 7,380 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas and remains in the atmosphere for 50,000 years. Credit: Phil McKenna

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    Inside Climate News (Dec. 29) 'Any emissions of CF4 are going to drive further climate change and lead to things that are going to affect our planet for many, many thousands of years.' says Professor Donald Wuebbles.

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