Sierra Club: New Research on Coal Pollution Deaths Underscores Urgent Need to Move Beyond Coal
November 28, 2023
November 28, 2023
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Nov. 27, 2023:
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Pollution from coal-fired power plants across the United States was responsible for at least 460,000 deaths over the past two decades, causing twice as many premature deaths as previously estimated, new research reveals.
Published in Science last week, the study found particulate matter from ten coal plants caused at least 5,000 deaths each between 1999 and 2020, a . . .
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Pollution from coal-fired power plants across the United States was responsible for at least 460,000 deaths over the past two decades, causing twice as many premature deaths as previously estimated, new research reveals.
Published in Science last week, the study found particulate matter from ten coal plants caused at least 5,000 deaths each between 1999 and 2020, a . . .