The other reason to shift away from coal: Air pollution that kills thousands every year
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 - 07:22
in Earth & Climate
When President Donald Trump announced on June 1 that he had decided to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, he asserted that staying in the pact would prevent our nation from further developing its fossil fuel reserves. Critics understandably have called this a setback for global efforts to curb greenhouse gas pollution.