Study: Ohio and Pennsylvania would lose lots from clean air rollbacks

Energy News Network: Rollbacks of air pollution rules for power plants could have the harshest health impacts on people in Ohio and Pennsylvania who supported Trump over Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, reports a new study. Other eastern states would suffer significant impacts as well.

Researchers at the University of Virginia calculated the potential downside in 20 states if the Trump administration dismantles the Clean Air Act’s transport and mercury air toxics rules. The study is in the December 2018 issue of Energy Policy.

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