LNG exports responsible for $957m in total US health costs a year, says new Greenpeace and Sierra Club reportThe expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports is responsible for scores of premature deaths and nearly $1bn in annual health costs, according to a new report from the green groups Greenpeace and Sierra Club.The report links air pollution from LNG export terminals to an estimated 60 premature deaths and $957m in total health costs each year, and found that if all planned and proposed terminals come online, those numbers would shoot up to 149 premature deaths and $2.33bn. Continue reading…
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Author : Dharna Noor
Publish date : 2024-08-14 19:14:17
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