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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dharna Noor

Liquefied natural gas pollution linked to 60 premature US deaths a year – report

A sprawling gas plant sits on the water
A liquefied natural gas plant built by Venture Global LNG in Port Sulphur, Louisiana. Photograph: Bryan Tarnowski

The expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports is responsible for scores of premature deaths and nearly $1bn in annual health costs, according to a new report from the green groups Greenpeace and Sierra Club.

The report links air pollution from LNG export terminals to an estimated 60 premature deaths and $957m in total health costs each year, and found that if all planned and proposed terminals come online, those numbers would shoot up to 149 premature deaths and $2.33bn.

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