Thankfully, emissions of the pollutants that cause acid rain have plummeted since the 1970s - by 98% for sulphur dioxide and ...

Acid rain damage across Europe and North America in the 20th century also showed the world how air pollution, which doesn't stop at borders, can become an international crisis requiring ...

Feb. 14, 2025 — In a study measuring neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions and satellite-based air pollution data, newborns exposed to higher levels of NO2 have a 30-35% higher risk of ...

Sulfur pollution is primarily released into the air by burning coal. It contributes to acid rain, threatening vulnerable aquatic plants and wildlife, and increases plant mortality and reproductive ...

These include air pollution, acid rain and global warming, oil spills and water pollution, loss of wilderness areas, construction of new power plants, foreign energy dependence, and the risk of ...

Under the conditions of acid rain sulphur pollution during the past century, this was enough to reduce wetland methane emissions by up to 8%. “Now that clean air policies have been introduced ...