Premature Birth Rates Drop in California After Coal and Oil Plants Shut Down

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By Sabrina ShankmanMay 22, 2018, 12:00 pm86 pts
Within a year of eight coal- and oil-fired power plant retirements, the rate of preterm births in mothers living close by dropped, finds new study on air pollution. By Sabrina Shankman Shutting down power plants that burn fossil fuels can almost immediately reduce the risk of premature birth in pregnant women…

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