| 单词 | acid rain |
| 例句 | Oh, and by the way, the loons are disappearing everywhere because their lakes are dying from acid rain. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She holds the nozzle away from her body like it’s a hose of acid rain. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Some of it evaporates into the air, where it creates acid rain. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “An acid rain fell on their interracial parade, replacing affection with bitter resentment,” Carby writes. An Intimate History of the British Empire 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z But his childhood idylls also made him a witness to the Smokies’ defilement by industrial mining and acid rain. Randall Stout, Los Angeles architect known for being environmentally aware, dies at 56 Almost all agencies rely on the caretaking expertise of the parks department, which since 1997 has repaired sculptures, trained conservators, and worked to offset the impact of acid rain and pigeon droppings. As the Mayor Promised Millions for New Monuments, Old Ones Crumbled 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z This novel is a flood of acid rain. Review: Annie Proulx’s ‘Barkskins’ Is an Epic Tale of Logging and Doom 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The book in front of us today is one for which many people have waited — as if outside, in the acid rain — a long time. Catching Up With Denis Johnson’s Star-Crossed Drifters 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z The poem ends by quoting Henry Vaughan’s “The World” in an acid rain of irony. A Poet Who Mesmerizes by Zigs and Zags, Hopping From Idea to Idea 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z Then there’s Blade Runner, whose dystopia merely exaggerates the prevalent civic phantasms of 1982 Los Angeles – smog, overpopulation, overdevelopment, acid rain, traffic, immigrants – until they become a single nightmare. Battle of Los Angeles: San Andreas just the latest film to kick the crap out of LA 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z Times with a surprising number of articles about acid rain. The front page, remade his way: Artist Merwin Belin's news interventions 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z As contemporary allusions are worn away by the acid rain of history, the profound insights of a great work of satire grow more prominent. Perspective | Ghosthunters, grabbers and grifters: What would Jonathan Swift say of our times? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The book contains useful summaries of the debates in the 1980s around the ozone layer and acid rain. Why Fighting Fake News With the Facts Might Not Be Enough 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z For instance, NO2 is a key ingredient in smog and acid rain and leads to the formation of particles that can cause asthma. Carbon-free fuels could have a dark side 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z What we learned from tackling acid rain and the ozone hole can be applied to tackling climate change overall. The World Solved Acid Rain. We Can Also Solve Climate Change 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The atmosphere is filled with carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide, and sulfuric acid rain clouds cover the skies. What It Takes to Grow Crystals in Space 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z In addition to carbon monoxide and heavy metals like mercury, the use of coal releases sulfur dioxide, a harmful substance linked to acid rain. Pros & Cons Of Coal Energy 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z It was the acid rain crisis, and even though wealthy special interests opposed action, the forces of environmentalism actually prevailed... with Republican help, no less. Atmospheric acid test: Can the successes of reducing acid rain apply to the current climate crisis? 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The ensuing climate change and acid rain hit life in the oceans hard, with less than 5 percent of marine species making it out alive. This Ancient Reptile Had Something in Common With Whales 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z An eye-opening example is acid rain; studying how the world tackled this geopolitically divisive problem can give us some insights into how we can tackle climate change today. The World Solved Acid Rain. We Can Also Solve Climate Change 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z “There’s no acid rain, no industrial pollution, no pesticides,” he told The Palm Beach Post in 1998. David Gilmour, Who Brought Fiji’s Water to the Masses, Dies at 91 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z By reducing transportation emissions globally, it is predicted that there will be significant positive effects on Earth’s air quality, acid rain, smog and climate change. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The quantity and severity of acid rain began to increase significantly in the mid-20th century due to human activity. Atmospheric acid test: Can the successes of reducing acid rain apply to the current climate crisis? 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Human agricultural practices, air pollution, acid rain, global deforestation, overfishing, oil spills, and illegal dumping on land and into the ocean all have impacts on ecosystems. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z It has mostly slipped from the public conversation, but acid rain was the leading environmental problem of the 1990s. The World Solved Acid Rain. We Can Also Solve Climate Change 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Nitrogen oxides are produced from fuel burning and mix with other pollutants in the atmosphere to create smog and acid rain. Joe Manchin helps GOP gut climate rule thanks to Dianne Feinstein’s absence 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z NOx can cause ground-level ozone, acid rain, particulate matter, global warming, water quality deterioration, and visual impairment. Marathon to pay $27.5 million for failing to curb California plant pollution 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z "It's reducing the growth and survival of trees," Driscoll said, referring to acid rain both past and present. Atmospheric acid test: Can the successes of reducing acid rain apply to the current climate crisis? 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z In addition to “If You Love This Planet,” two Canadian documentaries about the dangers of acid rain received this label in 1983. The Reagan administration labeled a film ‘propaganda.’ It won an Oscar. 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z The ozone hole and acid rain were not fixed with the first international agreements on the table. The World Solved Acid Rain. We Can Also Solve Climate Change 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The list was quickly drenched by an acid rain of derision, and Stanford distanced itself from itself: The university’s chief information officer said the list was not a mandate. Opinion | Woke word-policing is now beyond satire 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The book is a follow-up of sorts to the duo’s “Merchants of Doubt,” which pulled back the curtain on those who minimized the harms of tobacco, acid rain, climate change and much more. How free-market extremism became America's default mode 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, once acid rain was discovered in the 1960s by scientists like ecologist Gene Likens, the scientific community reached a consensus: Human activities were damaging the environment, harming humans and wildlife alike. Atmospheric acid test: Can the successes of reducing acid rain apply to the current climate crisis? 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z If hydrogen chloride leaches into the groundwater, or mixes with water vapor in the atmosphere, it can form hydrochloric acid, a component of acid rain. Officials burned off toxic chemicals from Ohio train. Was it the right move? 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z And just like with acid rain or the ozone hole, they need to keep aiming higher. The World Solved Acid Rain. We Can Also Solve Climate Change 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z When it falls from the sky, it creates acid rain, which is known to kill trees and wildlife. Why the train wreck in Ohio is such a major public health disaster 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Acidification from carbon dioxide overload in the atmosphere is different than acid rain caused by sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from fossil fuel burning for electric power generation or manufacturing. Scientists: Atmospheric carbon might turn lakes more acidic 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z If there is a lesson to be learned from the acid rain story, it is that the coalitions which oppose environmental reforms are not monolithic. Atmospheric acid test: Can the successes of reducing acid rain apply to the current climate crisis? 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z It also causes acid rain that harms plant growth and increases eutrophication - the excess build-up of nutrients in water that ultimately kills aquatic plants. In parts of Mideast, power generators spew toxic fumes 24/7 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z It also causes acid rain that harms plant growth and increases eutrophication — the excess build-up of nutrients in water that ultimately kills aquatic plants. In parts of Mideast, power generators spew toxic fumes 24/7 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z It was significantly expanded in 1990 to curb other major environmental threats like acid rain and urban smog. Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here’s How. 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z While more potent, acid rain covers relatively small areas and can be reduced with scrubbing equipment, as the U.S. Scientists: Atmospheric carbon might turn lakes more acidic 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z In a 2019 article for the scientific journal Ambio, researchers from the United States, Sweden, Finland and Norway detailed the extensive and impressive international cooperation that existed to confront acid rain. Atmospheric acid test: Can the successes of reducing acid rain apply to the current climate crisis? 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The depletion of the ozone layer, erosion due to acid rain, and damage from global climate change are caused by human activities. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Bush also created a cap-and-trade program — a predecessor for the Waxman-Markey plan — to limit emissions of sulfur dioxide, which causes acid rain. The surprising political shifts that led to the climate bill’s passage 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Still they warned residents as far away as Havana to wear face masks and avoid acid rain due to the massive plume of smoke the fire generated. Cuba still struggling with oil depot fire, worst in island's history 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z These hazardous emissions are linked to health problems including respiratory illnesses and neurological and developmental damage, as well as smog, acid rain and climate change. 3 reasons US coal power is disappearing – and a Supreme Court ruling won’t save it 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z What are the underlying lessons from both the domestic and international fights to stop acid rain? Atmospheric acid test: Can the successes of reducing acid rain apply to the current climate crisis? 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Human agricultural practices, air pollution, acid rain, global deforestation, overfishing, eutrophication, oil spills, and illegal dumping on land and into the ocean are all issues of concern to conservationists. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In addition, acid rain accelerates the decay of building materials and paints, including irreplaceable buildings, statues, and sculptures that are part of our nation’s cultural heritage. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z “It seems to be very fast and there is a legacy, already for 40 years, because the problem was much bigger in the 1980s. We then called it ‘acid rain,’” he said. Anger simmers for Dutch farmers who oppose pollution cuts 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z She added that pollutants like NOx, SO2, acid rain, heavy metals, and ground-level ozone would still impact air quality whether they could be directly or indirectly tied back to smokestacks. Doomsday: Supreme Court decision a dagger for efforts to curb carbon emissions, experts say 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Of course, acid rain is not entirely eliminated, though it has been beaten back significantly. Atmospheric acid test: Can the successes of reducing acid rain apply to the current climate crisis? 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z As rain falls through this gas, it creates the phenomenon known as acid rain. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The ecological effects of acid rain are most clearly seen in the aquatic, or water, environments, such as streams, lakes, and marshes. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z An example that I have in my textbook is that the same chemistry that captures CO2 also captures the acid rain gases, sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides, which also affect human health. Can Carbon Capture Be Part of the Climate Solution? 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z It lobbied against emission controls designed to reduce acid rain, for instance, and sponsored a 1991 ad campaign meant to discredit climate science. Meet the group lobbying against climate regulations — using your utility bill 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z The challenge for nearly 50 years has been in protecting what so many Americans see as a fundamental belief in bodily autonomy from the acid rain of nonbelievers. Perspective | Invigorating, familiar and frustrating outrage 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z For example, many marble monuments, such as the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, have suffered significant damage from acid rain over the years. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Most lakes and streams have a pH between 6 and 8, although some lakes are naturally acidic even without the effects of acid rain. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z When wafted into the air, these gases contribute to smog, soot and acid rain. Biden administration moves to cut smog-forming pollution from heavy trucks 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z The burning of coal and oil as an energy source releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, causing health-damaging air pollution and acid rain. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z United Nations environmental conventions have helped reduce acid rain, lessened marine pollution, and phased out the production of gases that destroy the ozone layer. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Four decades ago, when arguments about climate change were fairly new, people who rejected the idea looked at studies showing a connection between burning coal and acid rain and dubbed them “junk science.” ‘Follow the science’: As the third year of the pandemic begins, a simple slogan becomes a political weapon 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z In most cases, in fact, the impacts of acid rain on trees are due to the combined effects of acid rain and these other environmental stressors. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Previous campaigns on acid rain and sewage have been successful in improving water quality, but improvements have stalled since 2016. Water pollution: How clean are the UK's rivers and lakes? 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z The burning of coal also has other environmental impacts, including air pollution contributing to smog, acid rain and respiratory illnesses. EXPLAINER: Why quitting coal is so hard 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z There was a time when it seemed impossible to solve the problem of acid rain, but we did. Queueing chaos outside Cop26 venue as leaders arrive – live 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z "In the '80s, essentially the message was that this was the largest environmental problem of all time," says Peringe Grennfelt, a Swedish scientist who played a key role in highlighting the dangers of acid rain. Climate change: The environmental disasters we've almost fixed 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z A gargoyle that has been damaged by acid rain. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Injecting sulfur into the atmosphere, a pollutant and precursor to acid rain, could set back half a century’s efforts to improve air quality. Opinion | How Best to Save the Planet 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z Authorities say that dangers still lie ahead for residents, including earthquakes, lava flows, toxic gases, volcanic ash and acid rain. Eruption on Spanish island could last 3 months, experts say 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z It can also cause acid rain and air pollution. Explainer: Wide dangers ahead for island after eruption 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Headlines warning of the threats of acid rain were commonplace. Climate change: The environmental disasters we've almost fixed 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z In areas where buffering capacity is low, acid rain releases aluminum from soils into lakes and streams; aluminum is highly toxic to many species of aquatic organisms. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z David Wirth Newton, Mass. The writer, a professor at Boston College Law School, served in the State Department’s Office of the Legal Adviser, negotiating international environmental agreements on acid rain and ozone depletion. Opinion | How Best to Save the Planet 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z Urine contains nitrogen, and when mixed with feces becomes ammonia, which is an environmental issue with acid rain and other problems, Matthews said. No bull: Scientists potty train cows to use ‘MooLoo’ 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z By banning the use of sulfur-heavy fuel oil, the rule intended to reduce pollutants that contribute to acid rain and smog. Shipping rule cleans the air but dirties the water 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z For a long time, acid rain was a source of international conflict, with some denying its very existence and the fossil fuel industry pitted against environmentalists. Climate change: The environmental disasters we've almost fixed 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Of course, acid rain is not the only cause of such conditions. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Thermal power companies, which produce three-fourths of the country’s electricity, account for some 80% of its industrial emissions of particulate matter, sulphur- and nitrous-oxides, which cause lung diseases, acid rain and smog. India pushes back deadline for coal-fired utilities to adopt new emission norms 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z He also worked on negotiations to monitor the use of large, mesh drift nets by Japan’s fishing industry and improve air quality standards and reduce acid rain in Canada. Community deaths 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z While regulations did seek to lessen coal’s impact on the environment, such as contributing to climate change and causing acid rain, coal production also declined due to the rise in relatively cheap natural gas. Coal baron Murray, a Trump ally who fought environmental regulation, dead at 80 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z According to Prof Smol, the debates and discussions over acid rain were training for the more complex issues of climate change. Climate change: The environmental disasters we've almost fixed 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z In addition, acid rain accelerates the decay of building materials and paints, contributes to the corrosion of metals and damages human health. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Once in office, Bush signed into law a major update to the Clean Air Act to curb acid rain. Analysis | Trump wants to be seen as a ‘great environmentalist.’ That could be a tough sell. 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z “The reason I talk about acid rain is that it’s one of the instances where we solved the problem.” 'We've had so many wins': why the green movement can overcome climate crisis 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Sulphur oxides are harmful to human health, causing respiratory symptoms and, in the atmosphere, acid rain. Ocean Rebellion climate action group launches with protest against cruise ship 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z How did we deal with acid rain, for example, or the hole in the ozone layer? Climate change: The environmental disasters we've almost fixed 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Coal emits sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and mercury, which have been linked to acid rain, smog, and health issues. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z “When they discovered that the acid rain was pitting the roofs of automobiles, they put a carwash at the end of the parking lot.” The ‘Profoundly Radical’ Message of Earth Day’s First Organizer 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z But in most of the world – except China, where the problem persists – the lifeless lakes and leafless trees that acid rain created have long since revived. 'We've had so many wins': why the green movement can overcome climate crisis 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z “My take of our failure goes to this bent of questioning science and going to the creation of doubt, starting with lung cancer, acid rain, ozone hole, and so on,” he says. Analysis: Virus shows benefit of learning from other nations 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z At Grenoble in France, Delmas was researching the acid rain that was decimating northern European forests. Forty years of ice-core records of CO2 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z As rain falls through this gas, it creates the phenomenon known as acid rain, which damages the natural environment by lowering the pH of lakes, thus killing many of the resident plants and animals. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z It also reacts with other chemicals to create soot, smog, and acid rain. Maps show drastic drop in China’s air pollution after coronavirus quarantine 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z “Environmental groups led a drumbeat of campaigning on acid rain throughout the 1980s,” says Keohane. 'We've had so many wins': why the green movement can overcome climate crisis 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Damage to forests by acid rain in the Northeast in the 1960s was linked to coal-burning power plants in other regions, for example. Calculating Air Pollution’s Death Toll, Across State Lines 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z The Trump EPA also wants to quash rules on sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants which cause acid rain. EPA readies a present to the coal industry 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Anthropogenic causes of acid rain are primarily due to which one of the following? Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z To demonstrate the success of this approach, he cites the US policy that placed a price on sulfur dioxide emissions from 1995, significantly reducing levels of acid rain. Leveraging change: the power of peer pressure 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Car companies made a similar calculation on lead in petrol, and US power plants had the incentives of cap-and-trade to halt acid rain. 'We've had so many wins': why the green movement can overcome climate crisis 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Four of the state’s top emitters of particulate matter sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxides, which can, respectively, cause respiratory issues, and create acid rain are located within a five-mile radius of Boynton. The blackest city in the US is facing an environmental justice nightmare 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Thermal power companies like Adani, which produce three-quarters of the country’s electricity, account for some 80% of India’s industrial emissions of gases linked to lung diseases, acid rain and smog. India's Adani, NTPC sought extension of deadlines to curb coal plant emissions: documents 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z In the 1980s, fears that German forests were dying from acid rain — when the word “Waldsterben,” or “forest death,” was coined — led to widespread protests and galvanized the popularity of the nascent Greens party. Climate Change Strikes at the Heart of German Identity: The Woods 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z It left pastures coated in fluorine and causing acid rains and emissions that lowered temperatures in the northern hemisphere. Volcanoes an ever-present, if usually distant danger 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Public pressure in the worst-offending countries – chiefly the US and the UK, which were responsible for acid rain that fell largely on neighbouring countries such as Canada and Scandinavia – was key. 'We've had so many wins': why the green movement can overcome climate crisis 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z And Britain under Margaret Thatcher was described as "an ugly, racist, rancorous little place... a mean, peevish little country... with its acid rain of criticism and condescension." Obituary: Jonathan Miller 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Thermal power companies, which produce three-quarters of the country’s electricity, account for some 80% of India’s industrial emissions of sulfur- and nitrous-oxides in India, which cause lung diseases, acid rain and smog. Exclusive: Over half of India's coal-fired power plants set to miss emission norm deadline 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z The bad news: Team Trump seems determined to create a comeback for acid rain. Acid rain, that ’70s scourge, comes back 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Chopin’s tomb is restored every year due to acid rain and other pollution. Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison live on here: A stroll through Père-Lachaise Cemetery 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z What acid rain showed is that businesses can be successfully regulated, without causing economic damage, says Keohane. 'We've had so many wins': why the green movement can overcome climate crisis 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z This likely happened because the asteroid impact led to sulfur-rich rocks creating acid rain, which went into the ocean and disrupted its ecosystem. Dinosaurs became extinct from the same horrifying conditions plaguing our oceans 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Over 2 decades, research at the Canadian government's Experimental Lakes Area helped reveal how phosphorus pollution and acid rain damaged freshwater ecosystems. How a salmon scientist got hooked into a battle over the world’s largest gold mine 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z And because acid rain leaches aluminum in the soil it also kills trees. Acid rain, that ’70s scourge, comes back 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Cap and trade had been used to great effect to reduce power plant pollution and acid rain. Opinion | David Koch Was the Ultimate Climate Change Denier 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Watson recalls one telling advertising campaign: posters printed on litmus paper that said: “When acid rain is falling, you should see red” – offering a vivid illustration of the problem. 'We've had so many wins': why the green movement can overcome climate crisis 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z “In the seventies, you had people talking about pollution, other people talking about acid rain,” Harris said. Silicon Valley’s Crisis of Conscience 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z "That having been said, these past threats — acid rain and ozone depletion — provide an excellent model for our policy intervention can be used to avert catastrophe," he continued. The problem with predicting the global warming "apocalypse" 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z For people in the Northeast, it would also mean more asthma and heart disease as people breathe in air laced with greater amounts of sulfur dioxide, a toxic gas that causes acid rain. Acid rain, that ’70s scourge, comes back 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Tobacco, acid rain, the ozone hole, climate change—and now, air pollution. Here's One More Political Assault on Public Health 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z A similar concept worked brilliantly in the early 1990s to control nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide pollution, which caused acid rain. Opinion | Virginia needs to take action on climate change — before it’s too late 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z As with the climate change issues of the twenty-first century and the European acid rain problems of the 1970s, doubt was sown by those who did not like the results. How one air pollution study from 1993 changed history 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z Silver patches and strands represent nitrogen dioxide emissions, a gas produced by combustion that contributes to acid rain, haze, and lung problems. Air pollution shines from this alarming map 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Because of actions assisting polluters, environmentalists fear acid rain is back. Acid rain, that ’70s scourge, comes back 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z It is the policy that ended acid rain, ahead of schedule and more cheaply than projected. Opinion | Want a Green New Deal? Here’s a better one. 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z But he also found a link to acid rain, caused by the air pollution from burning fossil fuels in power plants and cars. Freshwater is Getting Saltier, Threatening People and Wildlife 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The Americans With Disabilities Act and legislation that largely ended acid rain are just two examples. Opinion | We never met a man as remarkable as George H.W. Bush — and we never will again 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z The law is credited for making acid rain an issue largely of yesteryear. Analysis | The Energy 202: How George H.W. Bush helped turn acid rain into a problem of yesteryear 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z While rain typically is slightly acidic with a pH reading of close to 6, acid rain is sometimes 3.2. Acid rain, that ’70s scourge, comes back 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z While the subsidy has proven a boon for investors, it has often failed to achieve the intended reductions of nitrogen oxides, or NOx, the primary contributor to smog and acid rain. Special Report: Wall Street cleans up on 'clean' coal subsidies 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z “Decades of acid rain have dissolved not just portions of rock and soils but buildings and roads as well—all of which have added various salts to the water,” he says. Freshwater is Getting Saltier, Threatening People and Wildlife 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Bush introduced the cap-and-trade program that largely controlled the problem of acid rain. Climate denial was the crucible for Trumpism 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z “Thanks to President Bush, we don’t hear much about acid rain these days,” said Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, which worked with the Bush administration to develop the air amendments. Analysis | The Energy 202: How George H.W. Bush helped turn acid rain into a problem of yesteryear 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Team Trump not only thinks that is fine, it wants more acid rain. Acid rain, that ’70s scourge, comes back 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Krupp said Bush deserves credit for curbing acid rain pollution that was devastating Northeastern forests in the 1980s. Bush Had a Lasting Impact on Climate and Air Policy 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z They used to be plentiful on the western side, too, but their numbers diminished from acid rain. Opinion | Are there fish in there? 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The Adirondack Council, the Adirondack Park’s largest environmental organization, condemned the new rule for its failure to protect the Adirondacks from climate change while hindering its recovery from decades of acid rain. Editorials from around New York 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Bush's update to the Clean Air Act not only put in place that inventive “cap-and-trade” program to mitigate acid rain, which later became a model in other countries for addressing greenhouse gas emissions. Analysis | The Energy 202: How George H.W. Bush helped turn acid rain into a problem of yesteryear 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z I’ve traveled to vast, empty worlds full of floating bubbles and flown my ship alongside tiny dragons soaring through acid rain. No Man’s Sky travel diary: the final entry 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Aside from that, it’s not a particularly attractive planet — the sky is a hazy, nauseating green, and the ever-present acid rain wreaks havoc with my suit — but there is a lot of wildlife. No Man’s Sky travel diary: a dirty job 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z STOWE, Vt. - The gray trunks of red spruce trees killed by acid rain once heavily scarred the mountain forests of the Northeast. AP-NH—New Hampshire News Digest 1:30 pm, NH 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The red spruce, a tree heavily damaged by acid rain in the Northeast, is rebounding 30 years later because of less pollution and a longer growing season caused by climate change, researchers say. AP-MA—Massachusetts News Digest 1:30 pm, MA 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z STOWE, Vt. - The gray trunks of red spruce trees killed by acid rain once heavily scarred the mountain forests of the Northeast. AP-ME—Maine News Digest 1:30 pm, ME 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z STOWE, Vt. - The gray trunks of red spruce trees killed by acid rain once heavily scarred the mountain forests of the Northeast. AP-VT—Vermont News Digest 1:30 pm, VT 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The red spruce, a tree heavily damaged by acid rain in the Northeast, is rebounding 30 years later because of less pollution and a longer growing season caused by climate change. 10 Things to Know for Today 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z A main reason, scientists say, is a government-enforced reduction in the kind of air pollution that triggers acid rain. Pollution controls help red spruce rebound from acid rain 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The two nations were at odds over acid rain, fishing, automobile trade, a gas pipeline, Central America policy and more. Opinion | Trump’s treatment of Canada is another reminder that he’s nothing like Reagan 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Fossil pollen records suggest that the impact’s blast and the subsequent wildfires, acid rains and sunless summers destroyed forests worldwide. The giant rock that wiped out tree-dwelling birds 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z If regulators had ignored ground-breaking papers, they would not have acted to control acid rain. Beware: transparency rule is a Trojan Horse 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z She represents all the phenomena related to volcanos - the magma, steam, ash, acid rain. When lava flows, a Hawaiian goddess’ name is invoked 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Red spruce are particularly sensitive to acid rain and, at the height of the die-off, some forests lost 50 percent of them. Pollution controls help red spruce rebound from acid rain 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z In the short term, at least, acid rain isn't expected to be much more likely or copious because of the sulfur dioxide levels. Kilauea Photographers Aid Relief Effort in Hawaii Community 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z In the 1990s, the advent of reliable pollution monitoring opened the door to flexible Third Wave solutions such as the U.S. cap-and-trade system for sulfur dioxide, which causes forest-killing acid rain. Fourth Wave Environmentalism Fully Embraces Business 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z The hydrogen sulfide oxidized in the atmosphere to form sulfur dioxide, creating acid rain, which killed much of the plant life on Earth. Burning coal may have caused Earth’s worst mass extinction | Dana Nuccitelli 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Columbia also prevents the release of other air pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide, which are precursors to acid rain and urban smog. Nuclear energy supports jobs, clean energy economy | Produced By Advertising Publications 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z In the 1980s, University of Vermont scientist Hubert Vogelmann brought national attention to the acid rain issue by linking air pollution to forest damage on the slopes of Vermont’s Green Mountains. Pollution controls help red spruce rebound from acid rain 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Perhaps you don't remember rivers on fire, housing built on toxic waste dumps and residents developing cancer, super thick smog blanketing our cities, acid rain destroying our forests. E.P.A. Officials, Disheartened by Agency’s Direction, Are Leaving in Droves 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z In the 1980s, Mr. Hinchey was the main sponsor of a New York law that was the nation’s first aimed specifically at fighting acid rain. Maurice Hinchey, N.Y. congressman who championed environmental issues, dies at 79 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Its sulfur emissions created the acid rain that killed forests. Burning coal may have caused Earth’s worst mass extinction | Dana Nuccitelli 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Burning it also emits several times more sulphur dioxide, which causes lung diseases and acid rain. India's top court upholds ban on petroleum coke in New Delhi area 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Similar trends are emerging in the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, which were also hit by acid rain, according to a recent report in the Global Change Biology journal. Pollution controls help red spruce rebound from acid rain 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z He compared it to action to combat acid rain, which came in the 1990s through amendments to the U.S. Can California Eliminate Gas Cars? 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Burning it also emits several times more sulfur dioxide, which causes lung diseases and acid rain. India bans use of dirtier coal alternative in New Delhi 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Burning coal was causing acid rain, although we largely solved that problem through Clean Air Acts, and in the US, a sulfur dioxide cap and trade system implemented by a Republican administration. Burning coal may have caused Earth’s worst mass extinction | Dana Nuccitelli 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Burning it also emits several times more sulphur dioxide, which causes lung diseases and acid rain. India's top court upholds ban on petroleum coke in New Delhi area 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The two studies provide further evidence that addressing causes of acid rain helped the species recover, said Timothy Fahey, a forest ecologist and professor at Cornell University. Pollution controls help red spruce rebound from acid rain 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z They warned of "flying rocks and volcanic gas", acid rain, and ash falls. Vanuatu island evacuated over volcano 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Burning it also emits several times more sulfur dioxide, which causes lung diseases and acid rain. India bans use of dirtier coal alternative in New Delhi 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z In the 1980s acid rain air pollution was curbed through a cap and trade program championed by George H.W. Hidden Costs of Climate Change Running Hundreds of Billions a Year 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z "This is a bogus argument, this is not different than other regulations, than mercury or acid rain." Trump: The Climate Regulator? 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Its holdings include 140,000 hectares of woodland, some blighted in the past by acid rain, which it is now managing with environmental and economic sustainability in mind. Czech Catholic Church branches out into forestry 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z It also contributes to breathing problems and acid rain. Chemical companies have already released 1 million pounds of extra air pollutants, thanks to Harvey 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Trees were healthier, not stressed by drought and killed by today’s massive insect infestations, acid rain, pollution and other causes. Author covers what’s kindling the increase of megafires 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z It had been successfully implemented in the US to combat acid rain in the midwest and air pollution in California, with no discernible harm to the American economy. The Republican party – not Trump – is the biggest obstacle to climate action | Naomi Oreskes 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The administration of the first President George Bush successfully deployed the first national cap-and-trade system in 1990 to lower emissions of the pollutants that cause acid rain. How G.O.P. Leaders Came to View Climate Change as Fake Science 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Its holdings include 140,000 hectares of woodland, some blighted in the past by acid rain, which it is now managing with environmental and economic sustainability in mind. Czech Catholic Church branches out into forestry 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Coal, one of Mongolia's major export commodities, is a primary cause of the pollution, producing huge amounts of particulate matter as well as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, hazardous components of smog and acid rain. Mongolian capital to ban low-grade coal to ease smog 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Sulfur particles from the eruptions would have soon led to global cooling and acid rain; more than 96% of marine species went extinct. Earth’s lost history of planet-altering eruptions revealed 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Coconut, corn, cacao, chili and squash farmers have seen their crop yields diminish over the past decade, and acid rain has contaminated the remaining crops. Export-Import Bank gave $8.5bn to Mexico oil firm despite deadly accidents 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Nitrogen oxides also contribute to global warming and acid rain, and are a leading cause of the smog that chokes cities like Los Angeles. Inquiry in Emissions Scandal Widens to Volkswagen’s Top Levels 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Pitted by acid rain, its chiseled inscription to a Union artillery unit is illegible. National Parks in Peril 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z It looks sort of like a cyberpunk bus station, complete with rows of uncomfortable-looking red seats and a simple roof to provide shelter from the constant acid rain. No Man’s Sky travel diary, day two: death comes for us all 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide emissions have numerous adverse effects on human health and are significant contributors to acid rain, smog and haze. Cement manufacturer to reduce pollution from 5 plants 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z For Ronald Reagan, it was a solution to acid rain; for Bill Clinton, an alternative to nuclear power. A Model for ‘Clean Coal’ Runs Off the Tracks 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z The artist typically leaves his sculptures outside for a year before showing them, “the results of good London acid rain”, he said. Sculptor Antony Gormley: 'the selfie is charming' but it's a modern paradox 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Political will and technical fixes have also reduced acid rain in North America and Europe, and parallel efforts in China lately have begun to bear fruit. Earth Day: Are we at the beginning of a new geological era? 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Eventually, only Omri and C-3PO are left, taking shelter from a downfall of acid rain only meters away from the distress beacon. The story behind C-3PO’s red arm is a mini-tragedy about droids and sacrifice 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Nickel smelting’s byproducts are acid rain with heavy concentrations of lead and arsenic. Energy Agenda for President Trump or President Clinton 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Rapp said acid rain leeched calcium from the soil, which sugar maples are very dependent upon. Indiana Dunes research looks at climate impact on syrup 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z For Earth Day last year, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy reported on the agency’s progress on four big pollution problems – acid rain, leaded gasoline, pesticide DDT and air pollution. EPA’s fall in Flint, an aberration or part of a pattern? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Remember those hidden costs - asthma, bronchitis, acid rain, smog, global warming? California Editorial Roundup 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z In 1990 Congress passed, by a wide margin, a set of amendments to the Clean Air Act that implemented trading in sulfur dioxide emissions to reduce acid rain. Capitalism can’t solve climate change: Why a meaningful carbon tax may be our only hope 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Stratospheric sulphur, for example, is likely to alter weather patterns globally, to inhibit crop growth, and to lead to further destruction of the ozone hole as well as acid rain. Climate crisis: seaweed, coffee and cement could save the planet 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Beyond changing temperatures, sugar maples face threats from acid rain and the Asian longhorn beetle. Indiana Dunes research looks at climate impact on syrup 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Researchers found that soils continued to acidify despite cuts in acid rain. Soils Start Comeback After Acid Rain Damage 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Some observers blame the failure of China’s attempt a decade ago to create an emissions market - this one in sulfur permits models on the US sulfur market - on the lack of accurate acid rain data. The unbearable lightness of Chinese emissions data 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Bush had used it effectively to deal with acid rain. Editorials from around New England 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Alternatively, it can be washed into the ground in the form of acid rain, which can kill plants and animals. VW Scandal Causes Small but Irreversible Environmental Damage 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z The soot and toxic pollutants released from those plants are associated with asthma, lung disease and premature death, as well as acid rain and smog. Guardian Industries Settles Allegations It Violated Clean Air Act 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Nitrogen oxide contributes to smog, acid rain and, at high exposure levels, lung damage. Duped VW owners wonder what their next move should be 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Diesel engines don’t emit much carbon monoxide, but they generally generate a greater amount of nitrogen oxide, or NOx—a component in acid rain and low-atmosphere ozone. Auto Software in Focus After Volkswagen Flap 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Filters and scrubbers on power plants are good for acid rain but bad for climate change. CBI warning over renewables subsidies - BBC News 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z And it will drop as acid rain when it’s burned.” Native Americans’ totem pole journeys to oppose coal exports 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z For Williams, it looks like acid rain and they melted away at Silverstone once the weather turned. 2015 F1 season: how the teams have rated so far | Paul Weaver 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Yet taking precautionary action against pesticides, acid rain and ozone thinning proved manageable, so maybe not much harm was done. The Green Scare Problem 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Bush signed a bill creating a cap-and-trade system to cut the sulfur dioxide emissions causing acid rain. How U.S. Climate Plan Can Follow China and Europe—Or Not 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z “We are in the process of messing up space, and most people don’t realize it because we can’t see it the way we can see fish kills, algal blooms, or acid rain,” he says. War in Space May Be Closer than Ever 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z “We’ve heard these stale arguments before,” he said, citing previous EPA regulations curtailing things like vehicle emissions and acid rain. Obama Gets Personal on Climate Change 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z The result of such productivity is inexpensive electricity, and the yearly avoidance of 650,000 tons of nitrogen oxide and 1 million tons of sulfur dioxide, which are tied to acid rain and smog. Should Nuclear Energy Try To Fight The Natural Gas Craze? 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z In 1990, by an overwhelming majority, Congress amended the Clean Air Act to establish a market for electric utilities to trade the right to emit sulfur dioxide, one of the main contributors to acid rain. U.S. Leaves the Markets Out in the Fight Against Carbon Emissions 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Oreskes is the co-author of the “Merchants of Doubt,” a book that demonstrated how interest groups had undermined the science on tobacco, ozone depletion, acid rain and now climate change. How climate change deniers got it right — but very wrong 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z At times, officials have tried to mitigate the plant’s problems, pouring $420 million into improvements to limit sulfur dioxide emissions as acid rain blanketed parts of the country, for example. Navajo Generating Station Powers and Paralyzes the Western U.S. 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z They reported that dubious tactics had been used over decades to cast doubt on scientific findings relating to subjects like acid rain, the ozone shield, tobacco smoke and climate change. Naomi Oreskes, a Lightning Rod in a Changing Climate 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z The scientists, using a supercomputer climate simulator, said heat-trapping emissions accounted for three-quarters of the recovery in rainfall, rather than other suggested factors such as changes in sea temperature or acid rain air pollution. Climate change boosts rain in Africa's Sahel region: study 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Bush’s attempts to fight acid rain using a cap-and-trade system — a notion Mr. Inglis found to be the “wrong solution” — the sources of carbon pollution are far more manifold. Bob Inglis advocates action to fight climate change in break from Republican Party 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z “If our intestines are like an ecosystem, then highly acidic drinks like sodas day after day, may be comparable to acid rain. To borrow from Austin Powers, it’s not a ‘consequence-free environment.’” Is There Really A Link Between Diet Soda And Belly Fat? 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Bush stood behind cap-and-trade as a way to tackle the issue of acid rain. Robert Kenner, ‘Merchants of Doubt’ documentary maker, compares spin doctors to magicians 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z And doubt, argued Oreskes and Conway, became the mantra for purveyors of acid rain, ozone holes and, most significant, global warming. Exposing the Doubt-Mongers Trying to Convince You Climate Change Isn’t Real 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z There was no immediate crisis to point to — no bird eggs laced with DDT, no acid rain corroding city monuments. Climate Change’s Bottom Line 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z They also want to gaze at the natural wonders before acid rain or the rising tides destroy them, including Venice, the Great Barrier Reef, the rain forests and the Arctic. What Baby Boomers Worry About 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z In the aftermath blackened, soot-filled skies would unleash torrents of acid rain, clearing only to soak the surface with damaging ultraviolet radiation. Fact or Fiction?: The Explosive Death of Eta Carinae Will Cause a Mass Extinction 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z The sulfates would be thousands of times smaller than the air pollution around cities like Beijing or Shanghai, and they wouldn’t cause any increase in acid rain. Can Geoengineering Save the Earth? Tiny, jelly-clad crustaceans known as Holopedium are thriving in some Canadian lakes after years of acid rain, threatening the food chain and “jellifying” the waters, say biologists. After Acid Rain, Lakes Are Turning to ‘Jelly’ 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z That produced sulfur dioxide gas and caused acid rain and led to the erosion of all the top soil. Burra Burra Mine targeted for restoration work 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z How does the free market prevent acid rain or climate change? Naomi Oreskes Imagines the Future History of Climate Change 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Some credit the federal acid rain program with cutting in half the amount of sulfur dioxide pumped into the atmosphere. Vermont ponders Lake Champlain pollution trading 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Watering it with the acid rain of recriminations solves nothing. Traveling While Arab 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Asbestos, acid rain, air bags and catalytic converters in cars, lead in paint and gasoline, benzene, vinyl chloride - industry fought regulations on them all, using the highest plausible estimates of compliance cost. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The Adirondack Council is helping put on the acid rain conference Thursday in Saratoga Springs. Acid rain conference to be held near Adirondacks 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z From acid rain coats to nuclear batteries, every prop in every scene seems to fit together perfectly, adding to our sense of complete immersion in a filthy, hopeless future. Cry, robot: 'Automata' review 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z In the U.S. power-plant owners traded allowances to emit sulfur dioxide under an overall cap, and acid rain–forming pollution was reduced at a low overall cost. Gaming Carbon Must End to Solve Global Warming 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z The opening of the planned speech dispenses with usual conference niceties: “From the dark cloud falls an acid rain that eats into liberty,” it begins. Thatcher was to call Labour and miners ‘enemy within’ in abandoned speech 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Why have we left it to others to claim concern for clean gasoline, high EPA standards, fixing acid rain, cleaning up rivers, preventing oil spills, conserving global rain forests? On The Climate Summit: Why Conservatives Too Need To Own Their Love Of The Earth 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Angie Miller, rural conservationist with the Soil and Water Conservation District, taught students how farming, acid rain and pollution affect the river’s cleanliness. River trip teaches about history, environment 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z We’ve seen sharp improvements around the country in sulfur dioxide, which leads to decreased acid rain, decreased damage to people’s health. China's Air Pollution Better Than Reports Indicate 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z A similar auction system drastically reduced emissions of sulfur dioxide—which causes acid rain—quicker and cheaper than experts expected. Is This How to Sell Americans on Fighting Global Warming? 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Material thrown into the air descended as acid rain, and also blocked the sun's warmth, cooling the Earth temporarily, perhaps by tens of degrees celsius. Asteroid's 'bad timing' killed off dinosaurs, new evidence shows 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z And they eventually fall back to earth as acid rain. Up to our necks in a diabolical element 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The regulations were meant to reduce emissions from vehicles, chemical plants and coal-fired power plants, and to lower emissions linked to acid rain and depletion of the atmosphere's ozone layer. Smog Controls Tied to Fewer Lung Disease Deaths in N.C. 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Black Droplet: For when you want to informally poll your neighbors about whether they think acid rain is to blame for your struggling garden. A Middle Finger Emoji is Coming to a Phone Near You 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Threats to loons include habitat destruction, human disturbance, acid rain, climate change and lead ingestion, he said. Study looks at threats to rare Wyoming loons 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Meanwhile 11 percent of the land in the Yangtze’s watershed and adjacent areas was watered by acid rain. China’s Environment Goes From Bad to Worse 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z For those too young to remember, acid rain was - rather like the depletion of the ozone layer - an early environmental crisis, and an early success story. Up to our necks in a diabolical element 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Unlike older coal plants, the one to be developed by Sunflower Electric Power would strictly limit sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions, which lead to smog and acid rain. States Testing Obama's Carbon Limits 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z Bush began the original cap-and-trade program in the United States, for emissions related to acid rain. Best of Both Worlds? Northeast Cut Emissions and Enjoyed Growth 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z That approach got its first major tryout in 1990 when the administration of George Bush embraced it to battle acid rain, persuading reluctant congressional Democrats to go along. A Price Tag on Carbon as a Climate Rescue Plan 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z “They warned that doing something about the smog choking our cities, and acid rain poisoning our lakes, would kill business,” he said. Obama pushes health benefits of climate plan to cut power plant emissions 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z And they are particularly vulnerable to airborne and waterborne toxins: funguses, acid rain, heavy metals, herbicides and other pollutants. An Amphibian’s Best Friend 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z The total spend on Keystone reportedly equals or exceeds the resources invested in the acid rain and Arctic drilling debates. Keystone XL: All Lobbied Up With No Place To Go 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z It is considered a major success, with sharp reductions in acid rain at little economic cost. Best of Both Worlds? Northeast Cut Emissions and Enjoyed Growth 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z But her team found almost no trace of chytrid in the salamanders they collected, nor could they attribute the changes to logging, acid rain or overcollecting by biologists. Salamander’s Hefty Role in the Forest 2014-04-07T20:21:11Z As well as the impacts on health, the natural environment also suffers through excess nitrogen pollution and acid rain. EU to tackle 'invisible killer' 2013-12-18T15:09:25Z So we owe acid rain an apology, is what you’re saying. Dot Earth Blog: Engineering the Climate – Colbert’s ‘All-Chocolate Dinner’ 2013-12-13T15:13:23Z The so-called Cross-state Air Pollution Rule would require utilities to limit their emissions from nitrogen oxide that leads to smog and sulfur dioxide that causes acid rain by forcing them to install new equipment. The New War Between The States Centers On Air Pollution 2013-12-10T16:30:00Z It is renewable and clean and doesn't produce emissions linked to acid rain and greenhouse gases. Analysis: U.S. 'war on coal' may be good fight for some manufacturers 2013-10-21T11:12:21Z How badly would oceans acidify when sulfur fell from the skies as acid rain? Scientists studying solar radiation management as a way to cool planet 2013-09-09T02:25:00Z From the 1940s through the 1970s, the trees closed the tiny holes in their leaves known as stomata to protect themselves from acid rain. Trees Write Air Pollution Record In Wood 2013-09-09T12:45:57.837Z This reduction in coal decreases acid rain, improves air quality, and stabilizes or even decreases the price of electricity. Stepping into the Arena of Climate Change Education 2013-08-29T15:15:05.187Z The United States invented this approach in the 1990s to deal with acid rain. Op-Ed Contributors: Pollution Economics 2013-08-10T01:00:59Z In the 1990s, the U.S. largely dealt with the acid rain problem by from the nation’s largest power plants—and overall emissions are . How Cleaning China’s Dirty Air Can Slow Climate Change 2013-08-05T10:00:32Z But the Clean Air Act, enacted in 1963 and subsequently amended, was designed to deal with local pollution problems like acid rain. Op-Ed Contributors: Bittersweet Achievement on Climate 2013-06-26T01:18:40Z And industry executives insist that the basin’s low-sulfur coal is far cleaner than much of the coal burned in Chinese and other Asian cities and would combat local smog and acid rain. A Fight Over Coal Exports and the Industry’s Future 2013-06-14T17:51:33Z The cleaner PRB coal wasn’t worth the extra effort of mining it until the government enacted tougher air-pollution standards that mandate a reduction in SO2, a major cause of acid rain. Exclusive: Timelapse Satellite Videos Show Decades of Drastic Changes on Earth 2013-05-09T12:35:26Z As the first President Bush said about his policy of emissions markets for controlling acid rain, markets “harness the creativity and ingenuity of the private sector.” Op-Ed Contributors: Pollution Economics 2013-08-10T01:00:59Z The previous memorial was replaced due to damage from natural ageing and acid rain. New memorial for Rorke's Drift hero 2013-04-20T08:25:02Z Emissions of sulfur dioxide, the chemical that causes acid rain, are less than half of what they were in 1970, and are down to levels not seen in the United States since 1910. The Limits of the Earth-Part 2: Expanding the Limits 2013-04-18T12:45:00.377Z We licked acid rain and got rid of lead from gasoline. Saving the World With the Power of Ideas: A Conversation With Ramez Naam 2013-04-17T19:54:48Z Instead of a conventional environmental threat like smog or acid rain, climate change is more accurately defined as a “wicked problem.” How Super-Achieving 'Knowledge Journalists' Shape Our Thinking 2013-03-12T11:00:05Z Burning coal releases toxins such as mercury, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, the latter two contributing to acid rain. Under Obama, coal country fights for its way of life 2013-02-05T08:04:16Z I click to a National Geographic video on acid rain, and ten minutes later find myself watching a video on the Appalachian Trail. Born Again Textbooks 2013-01-31T14:15:05.437Z In the 1980s, “acid rain” was contaminating lakes and rivers across the Northeast. Acid Oceans -- Incentivizing Solutions Today 2013-01-24T14:01:08Z That is the long term source of much of the carbon we breathe: acid rain and the weathering of rocks remove carbon from the air, and volcanoes spewing gasses return it. We have the global warming answer 2013-01-20T17:00:00Z Airborne sulphur is a major cause of acid rain that harms crops and buildings. EU tightens sulphur law for ships 2012-12-17T16:58:39Z "THE EPA'S ON STEROIDS" Lieser, the longtime coal miner, remembers another regulatory campaign in the 1980s, when concerns over acid rain eventually led to a meaty section of Clean Air Act of 1990. Under Obama, coal country fights for its way of life 2013-02-05T08:04:16Z The goals going forward, the mayor continues, are not just to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also those tied to acid rain, soot and mercury. Hurricane Sandy May Turn the Tide on Climate Change 2012-11-05T18:37:26Z The sulphur dioxide causes health problems and acid rain. EU Agrees to Strict Limits on Sulfur-Belching Ships 2012-10-29T16:15:04.900Z Carbon in the atmosphere mixes with water and pours down to the surface as a slightly acid rain. We have the global warming answer 2013-01-20T17:00:00Z Cap-and-trade programs, such as the Clean Air Act's acid rain program, are an excellent example of this approach. Does Congress Get a Passing Grade on Science? 2012-10-17T11:15:01.200Z The biggest credit-trading scheme now running is probably the one for sulfur dioxide, a pollutant emitted mostly by power plants that causes acid rain. Green Blog: How a Green Fuel Turned Slimy 2012-10-12T15:13:51Z Some of these will drop acid rain or meteors on unsuspecting hordes. 'Torchlight II' Review Part 2: Polishing The Status Quo 2012-09-26T04:41:21Z They should also cut down on other forms of pollution, helping with problems like asthma and acid rain. Economic Scene: Fuel-Efficiency Standards Have Costs of Their Own 2012-09-12T00:16:28Z Once the acid rain breaks down rocks, the water—now also enriched with carbon that was inside the rocks—eventually winds its way, through streams and rivers into the oceans. We have the global warming answer 2013-01-20T17:00:00Z We saw success with the cap and trade mechanism in reducing acid rain at a significantly lower cost than originally anticipated. Does Congress Get a Passing Grade on Science? 2012-10-17T11:15:01.200Z The reasoning is that unhealthy emissions from those plants, pollutants that cause acid rain and smog, cross state lines. U.S. Court Strikes Down EPA Rule on Coal Pollution 2012-08-21T19:45:00.247Z The EPA's rule aimed to control emissions from sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide -- pollutants that cause acid rain and smog -- from power plants in 28 mostly Eastern states. U.S. court strikes down EPA pollution rule 2012-08-21T15:15:33Z EPA, diesel exhaust from school buses contains pollutants that contribute to ozone formation, acid rain and global climate change. Teenager's Invention Saves Fuel for School Buses 2012-08-15T16:45:00.483Z Rock erosion by acid rain is like a giant sponge that pulls carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. We have the global warming answer 2013-01-20T17:00:00Z Sulphur dioxide is one of the main chemicals responsible for formation of acid rain, which harms , aquatic animals and infrastructure. Sulfur Emissions Down 66% from EU Port Ships Since 2010 2012-08-15T03:45:24.717Z In fact, Simple Shoes models with less leather performed significantly better than more-leather sneakers in almost every environmental impact category, including acid rain production, eutrophication of waterways and human toxicity. Many sneakers are not eco-friendly, but you can reduce their environmental impact 2012-08-06T18:46:01Z Also, the most common particles, nitrates and sulfates, contribute to acid rain, which renders some bodies unsuitable to support aquatic life. Is Anything Being Done to Minimize Air Pollution in U.S. National Parks? 2012-07-27T14:15:00.217Z Work at the ELA has produced important evidence on the effects of acid rain and led to the discovery that phosphates from household detergents cause algal blooms. Death of evidence 2012-07-18T17:20:04.813Z “This is a response to the declining acid rain levels,” Lawrence says. Decades after battle against acid rain began, soils are still recovering 2012-07-02T18:30:18Z Forty years after humans first began tackling the problem; the impact of acid rain still lingers in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, according to a new study. Is Acid Rain a Thing of the Past? 2012-06-28T18:44:03Z Dr. Bormann and his team detailed some of the pernicious effects of acid rain, including reduced forest growth and fish kills, in Science magazine in 1974. F. Herbert Bormann, Ecologist, Dies at 90 2012-06-14T15:39:52Z When it rained in Jerome, it rained sulfuric acid: the trees that hadn’t been cut for fuel and building material died in the acid rain. Oceans of Ore: How an Undersea Caldera Eruption Created Jerome, Arizona 2012-06-04T11:15:12.460Z Although a domestically abundant energy source, coal power is imputed as being a major contributor to smog, acid rain, and global warming. The Backbone of the Electric System: A Legacy of Coal and the Challenge of Renewables 2012-05-17T16:45:00.200Z Forty years after humans began tackling the problem, the impact of acid rain lingers in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, according to a new study. Decades after battle against acid rain began, soils are still recovering 2012-07-02T18:30:18Z We saw this with acid rain and ozone depletion, where industry groups and front groups advocating for industry special interests, again did their best to try and discredit the science. Dot Earth Blog: A Student's Conversation With Michael Mann on Climate Science and Climate Wars 2012-05-03T20:00:43Z Congress consulted Dr. Bormann’s work on all of this when it moved to regulate acid rain in the Clean Air Act of 1990. F. Herbert Bormann, Ecologist, Dies at 90 2012-06-14T15:39:52Z How does climate change stack up against agricultural run-off, industrial pollutants and acid rain? Q&A: Regime change 2012-02-29T18:21:21.197Z There is less acid rain, but habitats are not recovering overnight, and other pollutants are affecting vegetation. Snowdon gets 'warmer and wetter' 2012-02-20T07:03:10Z Bush, and the grave and growing threat was acid rain. Cap and Trade Curbed Acid Rain: 7 Reasons Why It Can Do The Same For Climate Change 2012-02-13T17:53:12Z That decline has already been linked to acid rain. What The Birds Know 2012-01-24T16:31:08Z With the new technology, the coal-burning produces 90 percent less nitrogen oxide, an ingredient of smog; 95 percent less sulfur, which causes acid rain; and vastly lower fractions of other pollutants. Constellation Energy Coal Company Urges Stricter Pollution Rules 2012-01-06T03:02:06Z That had been the winning approach to the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act, but the political setting for the next pollution frontier -- acid rain -- was different. Weather Data Gap Now Appears Certain 2011-11-17T22:15:00.237Z The conclusions say a direct result of the UK's drive to cut sulphur dioxide emissions is that there is less acid rain on Snowdon. Snowdon gets 'warmer and wetter' 2012-02-20T07:03:10Z “This particle effect is a double-edged sword because reducing them is a good thing in terms of lessening air pollution and acid rain,” Dr. Wigley said. Green Blog: Replacing Coal With Gas Is No Panacea, Study Says 2011-09-14T11:42:42Z This particle effect is a double-edged sword because reducing them is a good thing in terms of lessening air pollution and acid rain. Why Natural Gas Will Not Save the Climate 2011-09-09T23:02:17Z "That would require a regional economic analysis for damages from acid rain and carbon dioxide and the benefits of reduced climate change," said Wigley. Switching to Natural Gas Power May Not Slow Climate Change 2011-09-09T15:45:00.227Z There were doubters within the Bush administration who felt the emissions-trading approach was too risky to apply to a big problem like acid rain. Weather Data Gap Now Appears Certain 2011-11-17T22:15:00.237Z This is the true meaning of acid rain./ London riots: frightened and angry, Tottenham residents seek answers 2011-08-13T19:45:04Z The precarious state of the world’s environment has concerned Dr. Daily since her teenage years, when her family lived in West Germany and she witnessed the destructive power of acid rain on the country’s forests. An Economist for Nature Calculates the Need for More Protection 2011-08-08T21:06:13Z Bush signed the landmark 1990 amendment to the Clean Air Act and supported a cap-and-trade program that successfully fought acid rain. The GOP's Hidden Debt-Deal Agenda: Gut the EPA 2011-08-02T09:55:00Z The developed world has vastly reduced air pollution over the past several decades through ever-tougher regulations on conventional pollutants like soot and acid rain causing sulfur dioxide. Fighting Climate Change By Not Focusing on Climate Change 2011-07-26T05:35:00Z In effect, fixing acid rain could end up exacerbating global warming. Stratospheric Pollution Helps Slow Global Warming 2011-07-22T10:15:00.220Z The European and US coal boom after World War 2 caused such an environmental impact in terms of urban smog and acid rain that many governments introduced legislation curtailing the output of aerosols. Warming lull down to China's coal 2011-07-05T08:16:15Z During Mr. Bush’s first term, legislation was developed to create a cap-and-trade program for mercury, similar to the program that had successfully reduced acid rain pollution in the 1990s. Green: Delay in Coal Pollution Rules Took Toll in Lives 2011-03-18T17:25:23Z Unlike many other amphibian species, these small newts thrive in acidic pools that are formed through acid rain fall or agricultural run-off. Adders are 'disappearing from UK' 2011-03-09T08:57:50Z We've dodged the population bomb, the coming ice age, acid rain and the domino effect. Don't Bet Against the United States 2011-03-03T09:15:00Z As with many environmental quandaries, the answer depends on whether you care more about climate change or solid waste, chemicals in the groundwater or human toxicity, acid rain or smog. Milk jugs - glass, plastic and paperboard - have different environmental impacts 2011-02-28T22:30:01Z In one example, officials in Zambia believe pollution from Glencore's Mopani mines is causing acid rain and health problems in an area where 5 million people live. Special Report: The biggest company you never heard of 2011-02-25T07:43:02Z Scattered into my afternoon television programs were commercials about the dangers of soil erosion and acid rain. Scientists work hard to avoid declaring a species extinct 2011-02-21T16:56:03Z Even with elevated standards for emissions, which are now stricter than those of many states in the United States, the addition of more cars plays a major role in causing acid rain and smog. Chinese Mayors Encourage Car Owners to Use Public Transit Instead 2011-02-09T19:45:11.870Z Released when fossil fuels such as petrol are burned, NO2 contributes to the formation of fine particle pollution and acid rain - as well as the depletion of the ozone layer. Madrid in commuter smog warning 2011-02-08T17:33:48Z It developed a cap-and-trade system in the 1990s that successfully reduced sulfur emissions that cause acid rain. Will China Start Carbon Trade? 2011-01-10T16:15:00.250Z He said that years ago when regulations about acid rain were imposed, "industry promised that the sky would fall and it didn't." Court blocks move by oil industry to delay EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions 2010-12-11T00:17:00Z Unlike conventional coal-fired plants, geothermal plants emit very little sulfur dioxide and no nitrogen oxides, which are the precursors of acid rain. Green Lantern: Geothermal power offers hope for a clean energy future 2010-11-08T20:04:00Z The oxides, which are responsible for smog and acid rain, are produced when nitrogen and oxygen react in the air during combustion, especially at high temperatures. A Low-Cost Catalyst Prepares to Take on Power-Plant Emissions 2010-10-05T13:41:00Z Also, fission produces neither sulfur dioxide nor nitrogen oxides, the fossil-fuel pollutants that cause acid rain. Nuclear energy has environmental pluses; safety remains an issue 2010-08-10T04:00:00Z Bush to fight acid rain, and vilified by today's GOP as "cap and tax." America Sits Out the Race 2010-07-29T21:00:00Z Ash from the squatters’ burns to clear fields for planting cause acid rain that wears at temples. Ranchers and Drug Barons Threaten Forest Once Ruled by the Maya 2010-07-17T18:46:00Z In the 1980s, the UK was described by Scandinavian countries as "the dirty man of Europe" because of high emissions of sulphur dioxide from industrial power plants, which exported acid rain across the Baltic. Britain 'dirty man of Europe' on climate 2010-06-26T23:04:00Z When heating oil is burned, the sulfur dioxide is released, producing greenhouse gas emissions and acid rain. Law Would Require Cleaner Heating Oil 2010-06-24T01:13:00Z Most famously, a 1990 bill signed by the first President Bush forced coal plants to buy permits if they were going to emit the sulfur dioxide that caused acid rain. Economic Scene: In Cap and Trade, a Risk of Acknowledging Costs 2010-06-16T02:00:00Z Rather, he had come to view the climate problem as a business opportunity, just as acid rain had been. A CEO's Playbook for the Climate War 2010-06-03T21:00:00Z Sulfur dioxide, or SO2, is a major element of the exhaust from -burning power plants, and a component of acid rain. E.P.A. Tightens Its Sulfur-Dioxide Limits 2010-06-03T16:23:00Z Growing poverty, worldwide famine, population explosion, imminent pandemics, disastrous resource shortages, thinning ozone layers, Y2K bugs, acid rains: none happened as predicted. Matt Ridley: 'We can overcome disease, poverty and climate change' 2010-05-24T07:00:00Z The Water Cube is being eaten alive by acid rain. Expo Offers Shanghai a Turn in the Spotlight 2010-04-29T19:24:00Z We reduced acid rain by restricting industry's sulfur emissions, not by all going out and sprinkling bicarb on sensitive forests and lakes. Green Shopping Won't Save the Planet 2010-04-21T22:13:00Z The cap-and-trade program proved enormously successful—cutting acid rain pollution ahead of schedule for a fraction of the projected cost—but utility bosses are a blunt group with little tolerance for flamboyance. A CEO's Playbook for the Climate War 2010-06-03T21:00:00Z Consider the biggest environmental issue of the 1980s — acid rain. Magazine Preview: Climate Change - Building a Green Economy 2010-04-07T17:00:00Z The rain should have been good relief but some officials of state warned us to run indoors because it was acid rain which could be a serious health hazard. In the dark 2010-04-07T07:06:00Z The greenhouse warming and the acid rain also did for the forests and many of the reptiles. The rise of the dinosaurs: Easy come, easy go 2010-03-25T12:06:00Z These were thought to have caused a cooling of the atmosphere and acid rain on a global scale. Panel backs dinosaur crater link 2010-03-04T23:49:00Z Despite its impact, manure has not been as strictly regulated as more familiar pollution problems, like human sewage, acid rain or industrial waste. Manure becomes pollutant as its volume grows unmanageable 2010-03-01T05:00:00Z Our recent history with acid rain shows as much. Magazine Preview: Climate Change - Building a Green Economy 2010-04-07T17:00:00Z These short-term effects alone-intense cold, darkness, and acid rain and snow-kill the plants and photosynthetic plankton, the base of most food chains. The Runaway Asteroid On the question of acid rain, which concerns people in many areas of the United States and Canada, I'm proposing a research program that doubles our current funding. State of the Union Address That is what the experience from the cap-and-trade program for acid rain suggests: costs came in well below initial predictions. Magazine Preview: Climate Change - Building a Green Economy 2010-04-07T17:00:00Z An air pollutant that causes acid rain has been cut by 56 percent. Manure becomes pollutant as its volume grows unmanageable 2010-03-01T05:00:00Z The bottom line, then, is that while climate change may be a vastly bigger problem than acid rain, the logic of how to respond to it is much the same. Magazine Preview: Climate Change - Building a Green Economy 2010-04-07T17:00:00Z And we'll take additional action to restore our lakes and develop new technology to reduce pollution that causes acid rain. State of the Union Address |
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