Stories about acid rain are common in print and on
television. Below are several recent news items that
describe the effects of acid rain on the environment.
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Acid
rain still endangers Adirondacks
SARANAC, New
York (CNN) -- A new federal study finds
that acid rain still devastates lakes in
the Adirondacks, 10 years after Congress
amended the Clean Air Act to deal with the
problem. The report comes as no surprise
to 94-year-old Clarence Petty, who for a
lifetime has seen the trout steadily disappear
from his boyhood haunts.
Petty's lake
was slowly poisoned by acid rain, pollution
that comes from burnt oil and coal, blown
in primarily from Midwest utility plants.
April 19,
2000, Cable News Network
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Appalachian
Mountain Club |
Acid
rain eats away at Northeast
Acid rain
continues to plague the northeastern United
States, and legislation enacted in 1990
has done little to remedy the situation,
according to a recent report by the federal
General Accounting Office.
Saturday,
April 1, 2000, Environmental News Network
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courtesy
Biointo |
Acid
rain affects Virginia trout
Only half
of Virginia's mountain streams support brook
trout populations, down from 82 percent
100 years ago, say scientists at the University
of Virginia. The researchers believe acid
rain is primarily to blame.
...Unless
acidic emissions from power plants and other
sources are reduced dramatically, Bulger
says, that number will be about 42 percent
by 2050.
May 14, 1999,
Environmental News Network
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courtesy
NREl |
Acid
rain works fast, study finds
Acid rain
dissolves forest nutrients much faster than
previously believed, posing a threat to
future forest productivity, according to
a study conducted by researchers from three
universities in the southeastern United
States.
March 12,
1999, Environmental News Network
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In spite of the national attention this
issue often receives, the causes and effects of acid
rain are still poorly understood by many citizens.
1. List at least three things that you
currently know about acid rain.
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