Soot Causes Premature Deaths

Particulate matteror sootfrom power plants causes over 1,200 premature deaths and 2,500 heart attacks every year in New York State alone.

Mercury pollution has contaminated water bodies throughout the state, but particularly in the Adirondacks and Catskills to the point where the Department of Health warns that eating certain fish populations can impair a child’s ability to walk, talk and learn.

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