Acid rain is a term that refers to not just rain but also other forms of precipitation such as snow, hail, sleet, and fog that has a higher acidity than normal. Acid rain is caused by the burning of ...

(via SciShow) Are you old enough for your childhood to be filled with the threat of acid rain? Are you now thinking "Wait, why haven't I heard about the threat of acid rain in forever?". Well it's ...

Just when you thought it was safe to go out in wet weather, acid rain "may have a sequel", said Popular Mechanics, and "like most sequels, it's arguably worse". And it might not have a happy ending ...

As pollution and sulfuric acid choked North American skies in the 1970s and 80s, a bipartisan, transnational agreement spearheaded by the Environmental Protection Agency combatted acid rain, which ...

Acid rain from fossil fuel pollution may be quietly training soil bacteria to become longer-lived, more transmissible, and more deadly, according to a ...

Decades ago, acid rain was one of the world's most alarming environmental crises. Pollution from coal power plants and cars made rainfall so toxic that it killed fish, wiped out forests, and even ...

Norfolk Southern Railroad released and burned five tanker cars of vinyl chloride in East Palestine, Ohio, to prevent explosion after a freight train derailed in the village Feb. 3. Vinyl chloride, a ...

Acid rain seemed like a problem we solved decades ago, but in 2025, signs suggest it’s creeping back in worrying ways. From weakened protections to new chemical threats, here are twelve reasons acid ...

CONCORD, N.H. — Thirty-six years ago, Republicans in the first-in-the-nation primary battled to prove they had the deepest commitment to the day’s most contentious issue: the acid rain poisoning New ...

The world feels like it’s being set alight; wildfires in Canada and Europe, floods in China, and a never-ending stream of recording-breaking heat waves have garnered numerous headlines. The feeling ...