Fossil Fuel Plants Belched Toxic Pollution as Hurricane Beryl Hit Gulf Coast July 11, 2024

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“Bottom line here is that there is no point in the use of [LNG] as it is causing human harms,” said Mark Vossler, president-elect of Physicians for Social Responsibility, in a call with reporters. “So, our obligation is to be scaling back, and our request, which is completely reasonable, is that the Department of Energy consider these human health impacts along the entire product life cycle when they are looking at new facilities.”

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