acid rain

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The Clean Air Act required the use of cleaner coal and technology to remove pollutants to prevent acid rain and other harms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Similar side effects could result from artificial sulfate releases, including acid rain and soil contamination.

From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency is through the Clean Air Act, which does regulate sulfur dioxide as a pollutant and as a contributor to acid rain.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2024

Part of the reason for concern is that when sulfur dioxide leaves the stratosphere and sinks into the lower atmosphere, it can potentially fall as acid rain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Oh, and by the way, the loons are disappearing everywhere because their lakes are dying from acid rain.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson