Proposed Fluvanna gas plant could lead to new premature deaths and rising asthma rates, study finds

Proposed Fluvanna gas plant could lead to new premature deaths and rising asthma rates, study finds

Two to three new premature deaths a year. About six new asthma cases and 1,100 asthma symptom cases annually. Two more emergency room visits and one non-fatal heart attack a year. These are the predicted health effects that Tenaska’s proposed 1.5 gigawatt gas plant would have on Fluvanna County and the surrounding area, according to a study by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Tenaska, a Nebraska-based energy company, has proposed …