Sulfur Dioxide Emissions From U.S. Power Plants Have Fallen Faster Than Coal Generation

U.S. Energy Information Administration ----- Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions produced in the generation of electricity at power plants in the United States declined by 73% from 2006 to 2015, a much larger reduction than the 32% decrease in coal-fired electricity generation over that period. From 2014 to 2015, the most recent year with complete power plant emissions data, SO2 emissions fell 26% -- the largest annual drop in percentage terms in the previous decade. Nearly all electricity-related SO2 emissions are associated with coal-fire generation. To learn more about sulfur dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants falling faster than coal generation click on the picture below to read the article from EIA.