The economic, fiscal, and workforce impacts of coal‐fired power plant closures in Appalachian Ohio

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Jason Jolley ◽  
Christelle Khalaf ◽  
Gilbert Michaud ◽  
Austin M. Sandler
Geoforum ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 234-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelica Greco ◽  
Daisaku Yamamoto

Nature Energy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 365-366
Author(s):  
Joan A. Casey ◽  
Jason G. Su ◽  
Lucas R. F. Henneman ◽  
Corwin Zigler ◽  
Andreas M. Neophytou ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. e1-e9
Author(s):  
Sarah Komisarow ◽  
Emily L. Pakhtigian

Objectives. To investigate the effects of coal-fired power plant closures on zip code–level rates of emergency department visits for asthma-related conditions among 0- to 4-year-old children in Chicago, Illinois. Methods. We used data on wind, population, PM2.5 (particulates measuring ≤ 2.5 µm in diameter), and zip code–level rates of emergency department visits for asthma-related conditions among 0- to 4-year-old children between 2009 and 2017 in Chicago. The difference-in-differences research design compared rates of emergency department visits in zip codes near 3 coal-fired power plants before and after their closures to rates in zip codes farther away during the same time period. Results. We found that emergency department visits for asthma-related conditions among 0- to 4-year-old children decreased by 12% in zip codes near the 3 coal-fired power plants following their closures relative to rates in zip codes farther away during the same period. The crude and age-specific rates of emergency department visits decreased by 2.41 visits per ten thousand inhabitants and 35.63 visits per ten thousand children aged 0 to 4 years, respectively. Conclusions. Our findings demonstrate that closing coal-fired power plants can lead to improvements in the respiratory health of young children. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print March 18, 2021: e1–e9. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306155 )


Nature Energy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 418-418
Author(s):  
Joan A. Casey ◽  
Jason G. Su ◽  
Lucas R. F. Henneman ◽  
Corwin Zigler ◽  
Andreas M. Neophytou ◽  
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