Saving Energy, Saving Lives: The Health Impacts of Avoiding Power Plant Pollution with Energy Efficiency
- Abstract
People are harmed by power plant pollution even when they cannot see the smoke stacks. A report by the American Lung Association found that in recent years more than 125 million people – 4 out of every 10 Americans – were exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, much of which came from power plants. Infants, children, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses are the most vulnerable to this type of pollution.
- Resource Type
- Report
- Authors
- Sara Hayes Cassandra Kubes
- Date
- 2018
- Institution
- American Council for an Energy-Efficiency Economy, Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Organization Type
- Ngo
- Health and Human Impacts
- Cardiovascular disease Respiratory disease
- Climate and Environmental Impact
- Overview/general
- Solution
- Energy efficiency