Coal Dust Causes 22,900 Premature Deaths Annually In EU

Originally published on Planetsave. According to a recent report titled Europe’s Dark Cloud, 22,900 premature deaths are caused each year in the European Union by coal dust. 11,800 new cases of chronic bronchitis and 21,900 hospital admissions in 2013 were also linked to coal plants. Particulate matter was linked to more than 80% of the premature [&hellip

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