Study finds 26,000 lives were saved by shift from coal to natural gas

Study finds 26,000 lives were saved by shift from coal to natural gas

Posted by on Jan 11, 2020 @ 6:52 am in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: January 9, 2020

The human toll from coal-fired pollution in America has been laid bare by a study that has found more than 26,000 lives were saved in the U.S. in just a decade due to the shift from coal to gas for electricity generation. The shutdown of scores of coal power facilities across the U.S. has reduced the toxic brew of pollutants suffered by nearby communities, cutting deaths...

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