Bad air quality is responsible for millions of lost life years from respiratory problems, cardiovascular issues, and ...

Coal-burning power plants like this one supply the United States with half its electricity. They also emit a stew of damaging substances, including sulfur dioxide—a major cause of acid rain ...

The drive to banish pollution, caused mainly by sulfur dioxide (SO2) spewed from coal plants, has cut SO2 emissions by close to 90% and saved hundreds of thousands of lives, Chinese official data ...

"We wanted to understand the impact of India's coal electricity emissions on its ... showing that air pollutants such as ozone, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide hurt crop yields.