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have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that was declared by the World Health Organization in March 2020. On March 30, Consol Energy's Bailey Mine in

industries. Coal mining has a long history of negative environmental impacts, health effects for surrounding communities and workers, and contributes heavily

these particles affects the impacts on human health. According to a report by the Clean Air Task Force, the health effects from fine particle air pollution

produced $56 billion in health and other nonclimate-related damages. ` In 2009, the Department of Community Medicine, Institute for Health Policy Research, West

gas that contributes to the production of acid rain and causes significant health problems, particularly through its role in forming particulates. Coal naturally

Barbara Gottlieb,"Coal's Assault on Human Health" Physicians for Social Responsibility Report, November 2009 "The Health Risks of Burning Coal for Energy" The

between the seams of coal. Small amounts of heavy metals can be necessary for health, but too much may cause acute or chronic toxicity (poisoning). Many of the

the Colorado School of Public Health showed that air pollution caused by fracking may contribute to "acute and chronic health problems" for those living near

perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride) to be pollutants that threaten public health and welfare. The declaration set into motion a process of regulating carbon

period there was a rash of health complaints from local residents. In 2012, researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health showed that air pollution

Natural Gas Wells and Reported Health Status: Results of a Household Survey in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Environmental Health Perspectives, DOI:10.1289

to airborne contaminants that are known to be hazardous to human health. Public health concerns about clean air have been known for centuries, , and in

sites from permitting decisions that affect their health and safety; allow states to waive any health and safety standards and require EPA to defer to those

residents' health concerns. But regulators said in a 2011 report that a lack of data on emissions has stymied a conclusive finding on the health effects of

The EPA is the agency responsible for national issues of environmental health, a responsibility shared with the Department of the Interior. Lisa Jackson

gas that contributes to the production of acid rain and causes significant health problems. Coal naturally contains sulfur, and when coal is burned, the sulfur

at the Port of Morrow -- "has the potential to significantly impact human health and the environment." The EPA's letter to the Army Corps of Engineers stated

years by the Colorado School of Public Health concluded that fracking can contribute to “acute and chronic health problems for those living near natural

page 2. "China's Health and Environment: Air pollution and health effects" World Resources Institute "Groundbreaking Study Quantifies Health Costs of U.S.

the Physical and Mental Health of Residents Living Near a Large-Scale Swine Operation," Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 3(l):13-26 (1997), p.