Residents, activists: Assess coal plant’s health impacts

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A POWER distributor that operates two of the eight coal-fired power plants in Toledo City, Cebu has been urged to conduct health impact assessment of its planned third plant. “The community cannot bear another power plant without knowing the long-term impacts on our health and environment,” said Estela Patalinghug, Visayas coordinator of the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice , in a statement on Sept. 17, 2024.

The anti-coal coalition Citizens of Coal Communities for Clean Air and Climate Justice, in partnership with PMCJ, organized the protest.“We demand that Aboitiz Power start putting people’s health over profit,” Patalinghug said. The groups presented a petition to TVI highlighting the community’s concerns and the legal requirement for an HIA. They said residents of Toledo City are demanding HIAs for coal-fired power plants, citing health risks and environmental damage.

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