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Air pollution costs EU up to $235 billion: EU agency

2014-11-25 11:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Air pollution, chiefly from coal-fired power plants, cost society up to 189 billion euros ($235 billion) in 2012 - equal to the gross domestic product of Finland, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in a report published on Tuesday. The agency provides research to guide EU policymakers, who are reconsidering proposals put forward last year by the European Commission, the EU executive, to tighten laws on air quality. It analyzed the impact of air pollution from industry on health costs,...

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