Plastic particles have been found on pretty much every surface of Earth, and now, researchers say that in many places it's ...

A new threat is here, and scientists say there's no way to stop it, as even remote parts of the world are seeing microplastic ...

The Black Triangle gets its name from the coal burned by nearby power plants. Decades of acid rain generated by power-plant emissions have devastated the region's ecosystems. Yet the treeless ...

In the 1970s, acid rain was one of the most serious environmental threats in North America and Europe. The air was so laden with pollution from coal power plants and cars at the time that it turned ...

In 1990, the Clean Air Act was updated by Congress to eliminate acid rain by reducing power plant pollution. Unfortunately, ...

With bipartisan leadership and cooperation between the U.S. and Canada, acid levels slowly reduced, and recent samples ...

Acid rain harms plants and wildlife by altering the pH levels of soils and water bodies — for example, acidification of aquatic ecosystems harms endangered whooping cranes by depleting their food ...

The Adirondack Council says that could result in a massive backpedal of progress made in recent decades to prevent damage from acid rain and health impacts from Midwest power plants. The council ...

Gene Likens, the scientist who discovered acid rain, warns that Trump administration's pollution protection rollbacks could ...