Weekly Brief: Nov. 7th - 13th

Seoul plans to clear the air Seoul’s poor air quality has become a big talking point in recent months. TV weather reports now often include levels for particulate matter. Before last year, most South Koreans blamed the quality on the yellow dust from China, but Greenpeace has revealed that most particulate matter comes from within South Korea [http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/03/116_174608.html]. They singled out the country’s 53 coal-fired power plants as the biggest culprit. Th