RMI: Uncovering the Deadly Toll of Air Pollution from Buildings

“Burning gas, wood, and biomass in buildings now has more negative health effects than burning coal in many states, says a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The peer-reviewed study, published in Environmental Research Letters, is the first to examine the effects of burning different fuels and quantify those impacts in terms of both early deaths and monetary cost in the United States.”

RMI’s Carbon-Free Buildings team answers seven key questions about the study, particularly as it relates to buildings. Read the full story here.