Air pollution was severe in many urban areas of the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, in part … due to the burning of bituminous coal for heat. We estimate the effects of this bituminous coal consumption on mortality … rates in the U.S. during the mid-20th century. Coal consumption varied considerably during the 20th century due to coal …

recent increase in natural gas supply led to displacement of coal-fired electricity by cleaner natural gas-fired generation …. Using detailed spatial panel data comprising the near universe of US power plants, we find that coal generation decreased by … 28%. Further, fracking decreased local air pollution by an average of 4%. We show that benefits vary geographically; air …

pollution generated by coal fueled power units on the anemic status of children and women in India. We show that among very … among adult women. Impacts on anemic status are driven by the growth of PM2.5 pollution attributable to emissions from coal … meeting this higher demand by increased use of coal to fuel electricity generation. This paper examines the impact of …

pollution disamenities across space and over time. The paper ends with a discussion of opportunities for future work on coal and …Historically coal has offered both benefits and costs to urban areas. Benefits include coal's role in fueling industry … and thus employment. The primary costs are air pollution and its impact on human health. This paper starts by using a …

, military training during peacetime has environmental consequences. This research aims to quantify how much pollution is emitted … pollution levels. Leveraging high-frequency data, we employ a machine learning algorithm in conjunction with program evaluation … area. Our findings reveal that these exercises led to a notable increase in air pollution levels, potentially reaching up …

governments establish the optimal city size when production processes involve environmental pollution. Our analysis delivers two … key insights. First, if an optimal scheme to regulate environmental pollution is implemented, cities chosen by local … governments are never too large. They are too small if pollution is purely global, but at the optimal size, if pollution is purely …

implementation of stage 1 and 2 LEZs, which banned the most pollution-intensive vehicles from city centers, significantly reduced PM …

There has been a widespread displacement of coal by natural gas as space heating and cooking technology in Turkey in … more likely to be due to conditions caused or exacerbated by air pollution. Finally, our analysis does not reveal any …

This paper estimates the effect of coal-fired power plants on infant mortality in India. We find that a one GW increase … in coal-fired capacity corresponds to a 14% increase in infant mortality rates in districts near versus far from the … plant site. This effect is 2-3 times larger than estimates from the developed world. Our effects are larger for: (1) older …

reveal that an increased financial access impacts air pollution depending on the level of economic development. While …