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Clean Power Plan Saves Nearly $40 Billion On Health, Too

Abstract: Air quality improvements associated with policies such as the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan go a long way toward mitigating climate change—but do you know that they also directly lower human healthcare costs? About 17,000 people die every year as a result of generating electric power. Many more suffer premature death and illnesses such as heart attacks, respiratory problems, and cardiovascular illnesses.

Resource URL: https://cleantechnica.com/2016/07/15/clean-power-plan-saves-nearly-40-billion-health/