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It also increased the crop yields of farms downstream from the closed plants a signficant amount, this is in the linked study and not in the news article. It wo
by stevenwoo 7y ago
It also increased the crop yields of farms downstream from the closed plants a signficant amount, this is in the linked study and not in the news article.
It would be interesting to compare the full results of decreased resource use for farming, also the replacement natural gas/ wind/dam versus the former coal power pollution.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0453-5.epdf https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0453-5.epdf
- toomuchtodo 7y agoCan farms currently downstream of operating coal plants sue for damages?
- stevenwoo 7y agoThey could sue but winning seems unlikely - it's killing people/shortening lives and we in the USA and Australia are trying to extend the lifespan of coal plants. Different study but shows correlation with low levels of fine particulate pollution with premature death. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2755672 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...