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Coal plants drive global pollution and health costs
A World AP report trace pollution from China's coal plants to the United States, Japan, and Korea, noting mercury in fish and haze over cities. It highlights Shanxi's coal boom, soaring inequality, and mounting health and environmental costs, with U.N. and WHO figures on deaths and economic losses.
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Taiyuan
China
United States
Oregon
Willamette River
Japan
South Korea
India
World Health Organization
Dan Jaffe
University of Washington
Asia
Mount Bachelor
Cheeka Peak
Washington State
Shanxi
Beijing
Shanghai
Demahda
World Bank
Sheng Huaren
Henk Bekecham
Texas A&m University
Mexico
Africa
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Bill Kovacs
Kovacs
Daniel J. Jacob
Harvard University
U.S
Jacob
East Asia
Shanxi Province