It's estimated that coal use in the US costs $345 billion a year in hidden expenses (health problems and pollution etc) https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-coa

It's estimated that coal use in the US costs $345 billion a year in hidden expenses (health problems and pollution etc) https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-coal-study-idUSN1628366220110216 https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-coal-study-idUSN16283662... Which are all paid by the public and government.