acid rain
Example Sentences
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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.
Similar side effects could result from artificial sulfate releases, including acid rain and soil contamination.
From Science Daily
“Blade Runner” — “the official nightmare of Los Angeles,” according to filmmaker and critic Thom Andersen — depicts a dark, heavily polluted urban center with flying vehicles and residents drenched in a constant downpour of acid rain.
From Los Angeles Times
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
“At that time, people were concerned about acid rain.”
From New York Times
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