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EPA-regulated facilities near Cranston, RI

There are 3,086 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Cranston, Rhode Island. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (2,419), water discharge (633), air emissions (474). 14 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 34 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $11M across 23 sites.

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3,086facilities within 5 miles
14in significant noncompliance
34with a violation on record
$11Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste2,419
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators36
Small quantity generators623
Transporters8
Chemical (RMP/TRI)150
Superfund15
Air emissions474
Major sources14
Synthetic minor sources29
Minor sources141
Water discharge633
Major permits3
Minor permits233
Drinking water systems13
Greenhouse gas reporters4
Data centers1
Scrap yards1

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

In significant noncompliance

The EPA's designation for its most serious or persistent violations, as of the latest data.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

Superfund sites

Data centers

County

Nearby towns

Reading these numbers

These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Distances are from the center of Cranston as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.