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 ...

Nitrogen Pollution From Acid Rain is a Major Driver of Eutrophication in Coastal Marine Ecosystems Paul Portney, President and Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future. Economics and Air Pollution ...

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 ...

Air pollution could be making rainfall more acidic in cities such as Vishakhapatnam, Allahabad, Mohanbari (Assam), while dust from the Thar could be making rain more alkaline in Jodhpur ...

Nationwide, acid rain emissions fell by three million tons ... "to being a star—everybody's favorite way to deal with pollution problems." Almost 20 years since the signing of the Clean Air ...

Though true "acid rain" is not yet a major threat ... particularly in the industrial and urban areas with high air pollution.