BTL:Strict Environmental Regulations Have Cut Deaths Resulting from Coal Pollution
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Strict Environmental Regulations Have Cut Deaths Resulting from Coal Pollution
Interview with Conrad Schneider, advocacy director of the Clean Air Task Force, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
In September, the Clean Air Task Force released a report titled, "The Toll from Coal: An Updated Assessment of Death and Disease from America's Dirtiest Energy Source," The report noted that emissions from coal-fired power plants contribute to global warming, ozone smog, acid rain, regional haze, and perhaps most consequential of all, from a public health standpoint -- fine particle pollution.
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