China's sulfur dioxide emissions fell significantly while India's grew over last decade

China's sulfur dioxide emissions fell significantly while India's grew over last decade 11/18/2017 07:28 PM EST Sulfur dioxide is an air pollutant that causes acid rain, haze and many health-related problems. It is produced predominantly when coal is burned to generate electricity. Although China and India remain the world's largest consumers of coal, a new University of Maryland-led study found that China's sulfur dioxide emissions fell by 75 percent since 2007, while India's emissions increased by 50 percent. Full story at http://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/features/4021 Source University of Maryland This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111