EPA’s Revised Carbon Emission Rules Could Prevent Up To 6,100 Deaths Annually, Study Finds

Revised carbon emissions standards for coal power plants proposed last year by the Environmental Protection Agency could prevent more than 3,000 premature deaths annually and improve human health considerably, according to a study published Monday in Nature Climate Change. The researchers projected that between 780 and 6,100 deaths could be prevented annually from the rule change, averaging about 3,500 per year.

• "EPA Carbon Emissions Plan Could Save Thousands of Lives, Study Finds" (Tavernise/Davenport, New York Times, 5/4).