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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Acid rain seemed like a problem we solved decades ago, but in 2025, signs suggest it’s creeping back in worrying ways. From weakened protections to new chemical threats, here are twelve reasons acid ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture denied that the Feb. 3 freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, caused acid rain to pour down on farmlands. Although the controlled burn of vinyl chloride ...