Closing coal power plants has saved thousands of lives, study says
(WorldNews Environment)

The number of coal-fired power plants in operation across the country has plummeted in recent years, quickly changing the power mix - especially in states such as California. But what has that change meant in terms of health? Or even in the number of crops produced? In a study published this month in the journal Nature Sustainability, UC San Diego associate professor of environmental science Jennifer Burney has estimated that between 2005 and 2016, the shutdown of coal-fired units saved 26,610 lives and 570 million bushels of corn, soybeans and wheat in the combined areas where the plants closed. Burney´s study also came up with an inverse estimate: Plants that remained in operation...