Remember acid rain? Resulting largely from the smokestack emissions of coal-fired power plants, acid rain was a serious environmental concern in the 1980s. Studies showed that because of the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the 1980s, the dying red spruce trees of New England—many of them taller than ...

In the 1970s, acid rain was one of the most serious environmental threats in North America and Europe. The air was so laden with pollution from coal power plants and cars at the time that it turned ...

The region's legacy of acid rain is clearly visible in the black crust on the gravestones at the Madison Street Cemetery in Hamilton, New York. Cassandra Willyard Geologist Rich April climbs the small ...

Our state is part of the region that consistently leads the nation in emissions of acid rain-producing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Pennsylvania is a leader in acid rain in the U.S. Acid rain ...

Those of us who are non-millennials may remember back to the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s when the hottest environmental issue was acid rain. In fact, acid rain generated as much controversy and ...

If Iceland's active volcano gets even more active, Icelanders and air travelers won't be the only ones impacted. Gases from past large volcanoes have actually lowered Earth's temperatures, triggered ...

These 8 countries that produce the most acid rain in the world should really think about the environment they will leave for the generations to come. Acid rains are very dangerous and they have ...