Daily Climate: Coal plants place a disproportionate burden on poor and largely minority communities, exposing residents to high levels of pollutants that affect public health, according to a new report led by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
The report ranks all 378 coal-fired power plants in the United States according to a plant’s impact on the health, economics and environment of nearby communities. People living near coal plants are disproportionately poor and minorities,…

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