(Opinion) Trump threatens health of the poor
“According to the NAACP, 68 percent of African-Americans in the U.S. live within 30 miles of a coal-fired power plant. Low-income communities of color are disproportionately affected by the consequences of exposure to air pollution, with higher risks of asthma, other respiratory diseases and premature death. By reducing dangerous pollution from coal-fired plants, the CPP protects families’ health, creates new opportunity and investment, and will save ratepayers money in the long term.”