Coal Is Linked To Cancer, Not Wind Power - CleanTechnica

The article from CleanTechnica highlights the significant health risks associated with coal power, emphasizing its strong links to cancer and other serious diseases. Research from Duke University and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows that coal pollution contributes to premature deaths, cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, and developmental disorders, with lung cancer risk increasing in populations relying heavily on coal-fired power plants. Coal miners face even greater dangers, with markedly higher mortality rates from respiratory diseases like black lung and COPD, particularly in Central Appalachian states. Additionally, coal combustion produces coal ash containing hazardous substances such as radium, which poses a cancer risk up to 35 times higher than previously understood. Despite these dangers, coal ash is still used in construction and road projects, raising concerns about public exposure. The article also contrasts coal's well-documented harms with the unfounded claims made by former President Donald Trump regarding wind power. Trump has disparaged wind energy as a "con job" and falsely accused wind turbines of harming humans and whales