As pollution and sulfuric acid choked North American skies in the 1970s and 80s, a bipartisan, transnational agreement spearheaded by the Environmental Protection Agency combatted acid rain, which ...

Acid rain is a term that refers to not just rain but also other forms of precipitation such as snow, hail, sleet, and fog that has a higher acidity than normal. Acid rain is caused by the burning of ...

With the pesticide DDT, lead paint, and the power plant emissions that were causing acid rain, growing public outcry eventually led to policy changes, despite pushback from industry. Climate change ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Acid rain is a serious environmental problem caused by air pollution. It forms when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the atmosphere, mainly from burning fossil fuels ...

Once upon a time, we drove an old six-volt VW Beetle. One sad day, the wiper motor went out, and as this happened before the Internet heyday, there were no readily-available parts around that we were ...

In this process of mining rocks, nutrients like calcium and silicate flow into nearby streams, improving the water pH.

MOLINE, Ill. — We all remember seeing and smelling the thick, heavy, wildfire smoke during the month of June. Smoke so thick that the Quad Cities saw air quality levels plummet and even visibility was ...

Acid rain has been greatly reduced but tons of toxis still drift down each year. MARCH 4, 2013— -- Acid rain commanded as much attention in the 1990s as global warming or the hole in the ozone ...

A TikToker with the handle “Kate the Chemist” claims that acid rain fell in Ohio after the train derailment on Feb. 3. Her TikTok has more than 80,000 likes and more than 4,000 shares … but is it true ...