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Australia: Hunter Valley coal's annual health bill $600 million, doctors groups say

2015-02-22 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Age: The coal industry in the Hunter Valley could leave taxpayers with annual health bills running into the hundreds of millions of dollars and further mine expansion should be halted, a report released by 28 health groups says. The Coal and Health in the Hunter report by the Climate and Health Alliance estimates that burning coal for electricity in the valley alone produces health damage in the order of $600 million annually from the resulting air pollution, including the release of small particles....

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