NYU Langone Health: Closure of Pittsburgh Coal-Processing Plant Tied to Local Health Gains
August 02, 2023
August 02, 2023
NEW YORK, Aug. 2 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release:
The closure in January 2016 of one of Pittsburgh's biggest coal-processing plants led to immediate and lasting declines in emissions of fossil fuel-related air pollutants. These in turn were linked to near-instant decreases in local heart-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases, a new study shows. . . .
The closure in January 2016 of one of Pittsburgh's biggest coal-processing plants led to immediate and lasting declines in emissions of fossil fuel-related air pollutants. These in turn were linked to near-instant decreases in local heart-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases, a new study shows. . . .