American Thoracic Society press release:  https://bit.ly/fossil-fuel-health-research
GoToHealth more information:  https://bit.ly/deadly-air-pollution

The study is available in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, a journal of the American Thoracic Society.

Assessing data from nearby local and federal air quality monitors, the researchers tracked the air pollution health effects on residents near the Shenango plant before and after its closure in 2016.

Results showed that within the first few weeks after the plant’s closure in January 2016, respiratory related emergency visits decreased by about 20 percent. In the first month of the closure, pediatric asthma visits declined by 41 percent, and continued to fall by 4 percent each month through the end of the study period.

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