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Ohio's Deadly Coal Plant: Profit Over Public Health?

1/5/2025

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Energy Capital Partners is set to keep the controversial Gavin coal plant in Ohio running, despite its reputation as the deadliest in the U.S. The plant's toxic emissions pose serious risks to local communities, raising alarms among critics who worry that profit motives will overshadow public health, potentially leaving taxpayers to foot the bill for future cleanup efforts.

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Energy Capital Partners is set to keep the controversial Gavin coal plant in Ohio running, despite its reputation as the deadliest in the U.S. The plant's toxic emissions pose serious risks to local communities, raising alarms among critics who worry that profit motives will overshadow public health, potentially leaving taxpayers to foot the bill for future cleanup efforts.