The Delaware City Refinery has been continuously releasing more than permitted amounts of toxic sulfur dioxide into the air for a week now, but air quality in the area remains safe, according to the ...

A towering column of gas and ash from Kīlauea’s summit has once again turned parts of Hawaii’s famously clear skies into a ...

Delaware City Refinery is releasing high levels of the toxic sulfur dioxide, DNREC reports say. DNREC says the spill is the result of a boiler issue and is being repaired. Even limited exposure to ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

Sulfur dioxide (SO 2) is a pungent, toxic gas that is the primary product of burning elemental sulfur. It exists widely in nature, mostly from volcanic activity and burning fossil fuels. It is found ...

Two Rivers Terminal has been fined nearly $480,000 by the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries after a worker was seriously injured at its Moses Lake plant. It is appealing the fine.

Ultraviolet light blasting the atmosphere of giant exoplanet WASP-39b is producing a toxic gas called sulfur dioxide. Photochemistry is a key process in Earth’s atmosphere too, and on most of the ...

The governor of Kentucky declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, after a cargo train derailed in Rockcastle County, causing a fire with the potential to produce toxic emissions and prompting the ...

(This story has been updated to include information provided by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control after the story was first published, and to correct a typo in a ...

Black smoke is emitted from a stack on the ground of the Delaware City Refinery, Sept. 5 2018. The Delaware City Refinery has released thousands of pounds of toxic sulfur dioxide and other emissions ...