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Sources: Coal Plants

Columbia Mailman School of Public Health: Asthma Hospitalizations Drop After Power Plants Reduce Emissions</ br>
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/news/asthma-hospitalizations-drop-after-power-plants-reduce-emissions

E&E News: “U.S. Coal Power Refuses to Die. What That Means for Climate.” </ br>
https://www.eenews.net/articles/u-s-coal-power-refuses-to-die-what-that-means-for-climate/

Environmental Defense Fund: Since Mercury Causes Brain Damage, Why Let It Into Our Air and Water?
http://www.edf.org/health/reports/mercury-alert-cleaning-up-coal-plants

EPA: Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Basics
https://www.epa.gov/coalash/coal-ash-basics

EPA: Power Plants and Neighboring Communities
https://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/power-plants-and-neighboring-communities

KidsHealth: Asthma Trigger: Air Pollution
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/ozone-asthma.html

Inside Climate News: “Coal Ash Contaminates Groundwater at 91% of U.S. Coal Plants, Tests Show”
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04032019/coal-ash-groundwater-contamination-toxic-arsenic-memphis-texas-eip/

Mine Safety and Health Administration: Miner Health Matters
https://www.msha.gov/miner-health-matters

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2019-130/default.html

Natural Resources Defense Council: U.S. Latinos and Air Pollution
https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/LatinoAirReport.pdf

Reuters: “EIA Sees 23% of U.S. Coal Generated Power Capacity Retired by End of 2029”
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eia-sees-23-us-coal-generated-power-capacity-retired-by-end-2029-2022-11-07/

ThinkProgress: Mercury Poisoning Disproportionately Impacts Latinos
https://archive.thinkprogress.org/mercury-poisoning-disproportionately-impacts-latinos-b4419325f625/

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