"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says its proposal to relax greenhouse gas limits on power plants will cause as many as 1,630 additional premature deaths annually by 2030 from heart and lung disease -- an estimate independent experts say may be low.
The projection is contained in a 289-page technical document accompanying the agency’s proposal to replace the Obama-era Clean Power Plan that was released Tuesday.
The new rule would give states more leeway to set limits on greenhouse gas emissions from their power sectors -- even though, by the agency’s own admission, that will result in higher levels of particulate matter and ozone being emitted by coal plants than would have occurred under President Barack Obama’s plan. That pollution is linked with respiratory infections, asthma and impaired lung function."
Christopher Flavelle and Jennifer A. Dlouhy report for Bloomberg August 21, 2018.
SEE ALSO:
"States Blast Trump Administration Coal Plan, Mull Lawsuits" (AP)
"Cost of New E.P.A. Coal Rules: Up to 1,400 More Deaths a Year" (New York Times)
"US Plan For Coal Power Deregulation Could Cause More Deaths" (AP)
"Shaheen, Hassan Attack Trump Climate Plan As Health Threat" (AP)
"Scott Opposes Trump Administration Coal Plan" (AP)
"Democrats Decry Trump's Plan To Replace Obama's Clean Power Regulations" (The HIll)
"5 Ways Trump's Clean Power Rollback Strips Away Health, Climate Protections" (InsideClimate News)
"Trump's EPA Unveils Weaker Alternative To Obama Power Plant Rule" (Reuters)
"Trump Administration Proposes Rule To Relax Carbon Limits On Power Plants" (Washington Post)
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