South Korea to suspend 25 percent of coal plants to fight pollution

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SEOUL - South Korea will suspend up to a quarter of its coal-fired power plants in the next 3 months, even as demand for electricity peaks during the bitter winter, as it seeks to tackle air pollution

, Seoul said Thursday.

Air pollution is designated as a "social disaster" and many South Koreans blame China, the source of the prevailing winds and the world's biggest polluter, which is more frequently affected by choking bouts of filthy air.

 

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