Residents in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales claim that open cut coal mining is linked to high rates of asthma amongst children in the area. This health problem is:

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An external cost, or negative externality, is a cost that affects a party who did not choose to incur that cost. In this case, the health problems like asthma are unintended negative consequences of coal mining that affect the residents, making it an external cost.

Residents in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales Claim