U.S. Power Sector Emissions of Sulfur Oxide Fell by Nearly 90 Percent Over Last Two Decades Due to Coal Decline, Clean Air Regulations: EIA
Annual emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides in the U.S. power sector dropped by 88 percent and 76 percent, respectively, between their peaks in 1997 and 2017, according to a Dec. 11 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Coal’s share of generation declined to 30 percent in 2017 from more than 50 percent…
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