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Sulfur dioxide leads to soot, an especially harmful type of air pollution, since the small particles easily lodge in human lungs where they can trigger asthma attacks, heart disease, lung disease and cancer.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>665,000 tons of nitrogen oxides<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from being emitted. Nitrogen oxides cause smog, which blocks viewscapes and causes health problems such as asthma and reduced resistance to lung infections and colds.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lots of global warming pollution.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Making water heaters more efficient is expected to prevent<\/span><b> 332 million metric tons of carbon dioxide<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and more than <\/span><b>3,000 tons of methane<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pollution.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this rule, the Biden Administration is delivering Americans lower utility bills and better health,\u201d said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pirg.org\/edfund\/people\/abe-scarr\/\"><b>Abe Scarr<\/b><\/a><b>, Energy and Utilities Program Director at U.S. PIRG Education Fund.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the rule-making period, Environment America Research &amp; Policy 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