Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while regulators were furloughed
By Ruohao Zhang, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Penn State
Huan Li, Assistant Professor of Economics, North Carolina A&T State University
Neha Khanna, Professor of Economics, Binghamton University, State University of New York
As soon as the 2018-2019 shutdown began, coal-fired power plants started emitting more particulate matter pollution. And when the inspections resumed, the levels dropped back to normal.
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