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 ...

Acid rain is caused by the release of the gases SO2 (sulphur dioxide) and NOX (nitrous oxides). The main sources of NOX emissions are vehicles and fuel combustion. Sulphur dioxide reacts with ...

You can’t always see it but plastic is everywhere. So much so that it’s now in our rain and it’s there because of humans.

We spoke to Dr. Gene Likens, co-discoverer of acid rain, about the threatened future of acid rain monitoring in the United ...

Nitrogen oxides are produced by burning fossil fuels and contribute to ozone formation, acid rain, nutrient pollution and poor visibility. Acid rain harms plants and wildlife by altering the pH levels ...