The air pollutant sulfur dioxide can make breathing harder for people with asthma. The refinery has been releasing it for several days.

Acid rain is precipitation that contains harmful acids formed from air pollution, and it can damage ecosystems, structures, ...

In an attempt to revive the nation’s coal industry, President Donald Trump encouraged companies to apply for exemptions from ...

If the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act survives Trump’s promised legal challenge, Vistra and NRG plants would need to ...

A heavy rainfall warning remains in effect over several provinces in Mindanao as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is ...

Commercial aircraft could be used to cool the planet by injecting particles into the atmosphere. A recent study reveals that ...

The researchers used a cutting-edge combination of satellite and ground-based monitoring to track sulfur dioxide emissions ... particles that contribute to acid rain and reflect sunlight ...

The State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) has warned that China's efforts to hold acid rain and sulfur dioxide (SO 2) at bay will fail if no further action is taken. It estimates ...

Sulfur dioxide near the Earth’s surface can cause respiratory problems and acid rain. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine notes that solar geoengineering “could ...

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 ...

Decades ago, acid rain was one of the world’s most ... Fortunately, governments passed laws to reduce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions. But now, there’s an even scarier problem.

acid rain had largely disappeared. Beginning around 1990, the US and Europe passed legislation that limited the amount of acid-forming pollutants — such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides ...