Health and Environmental Justice Implications of Retiring Two Coal‐Fired Power Plants in the Southern Front Range Region of Colorado

Health and Environmental Justice Implications of Retiring Two Coal‐Fired Power Plants in the Southern Front Range Region of Colorado

Abstract Despite improvements in air quality over the past 50 years, ambient air pollution remains an important public health issue in the United States. In particular, emissions from coal‐fired power plants still have a substantial impact on both nearby and regional populations. Of particular conce...

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Main Authors: Sheena E. Martenies, Ali Akherati, Shantanu Jathar, Sheryl Magzamen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2019-09-01
Series:GeoHealth
Subjects:
health impact assessment
environmental justice
inequality metrics
ambient air pollution
economic assessment
community multiscale air quality model
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GH000206

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GH000206

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