Acid rain not only harms human health but is also damaging to animals. Animals that live in aquatic environments, such as lakes, rivers, and streams, are most affected by acid rain.

It’s not going to “rain acid” on the Big Island. There wouldn’t be enough of it to do much more environmental harm than what occurs there on a daily basis (Kilauea has been erupting since ...

Acid Rain Causing Decline In Sugar Maples, Say Researchers Date: June 5, 2006 Source: Cornell University News Service Summary: Acid rain created by burning fossil fuels has altered soils and has ...

The researchers attributed the growth of acid rain — now defined by the EPA as any form of precipitation containing acidic components — to emissions from power plants and heavy industry ...