J.B. Russell
Reportage: China Coal Boom: China Coal Pollution
China Coal Pollution, November 2005
A woman walks through housing for coal miners near a coal mine in a region known as the "sea of coal." Dàtóng has some of the worst air quality in China and is among the ten most polluted cities in the world. 75% of China's energy needs are supplied by coal, the cheapest and dirtiest form of energy. The dependenc on coal is having serious effects on the environment.
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China.
Photo © J.B. Russell
A woman walks through housing for coal miners near a coal mine in a region known as the "sea of coal." Dàtóng has some of the worst air quality in China and is among the ten most polluted cities in the world. 75% of China's energy needs are supplied by coal, the cheapest and dirtiest form of energy. The dependenc on coal is having serious effects on the environment.
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China.
Photo © J.B. Russell
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