Beijing's Focus on Coal Lost in Haze of Smog

The soaring, grimy chimneys of the coal-fired power station have belched the last of their choking fumes into Beijing's air, authorities say - but experts doubt the plan will ease the capital's smog. The 50-year-old Gaojing facility is one of four enormous generating plants authorities promised to close after the city was repeatedly blanketed by acrid haze. Levels of PM2.5 particulates, the smallest and most dangerous, rose to 16 times World Health Organization ...