Trump Coal Plan Could Lead to 1 Pollution-Related Death for Every 2 Jobs: Study

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July 5, 2018

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Media Highlight

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The Hill

"A new study released Thursday projects that a Trump administration proposal for propping up struggling coal and nuclear plants could lead to premature deaths from pollution. Resources for the Future found that for every 2 to 4.5 coal mining jobs the plan protects, there would be 1 human death due to emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides over the next two years."

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