Environmental Defense Fund: New Study Quantifies Health Impacts From Oil and Gas Flaring in U.S.
March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024
NEW YORK, March 13 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment, Boston University School of Public Health and the Environmental Defense Fund finds that pollution from oil and gas venting and flaring results in $7.4 billion in health damages, more than 700 premature deaths, and 73,000 asthma exacerbations among children annually. Researcher . . .
A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment, Boston University School of Public Health and the Environmental Defense Fund finds that pollution from oil and gas venting and flaring results in $7.4 billion in health damages, more than 700 premature deaths, and 73,000 asthma exacerbations among children annually. Researcher . . .