NORFOLK, Va. — Acid rain is a serious environmental problem caused by air pollution. It forms when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the atmosphere, mainly from burning fossil fuels ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adding scrubbers in coal-fired power plants helped reduce acid rain, but they continued to fuel climate change. Drums600 via ...