Utilities and business groups fought Obama's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule arguing that it was costly, burdensome, and arbitrary. ... Southern Company, EME Homer City Generation, and Energy Future Holdings Corporation in Texas all challenged Obama's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule because they did not believe they could meet the stringent requirements in time. ... Holmstead, who previously worked for the EPA's air and radiation office and worked on his own interstate pollution rule, believes that the setback will encourage environmentalists and industry officials to seek new l...

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The issues on hand include that I will discuss will include air pollution, ozone depletion, and global warming. ... Air Pollution: Air pollution, as mentioned in class, is mainly due to four major gaseous pollutants in our troposphere. ... Another form of reducing air pollution would be to shop or bank on the internet because this would eliminate the use of a car but the computer would still produce small quantities of pollution into the air. ... Some of these include: 1) I probably will not buy an electric car for one because it is not cost effective and I can cut back on car fumes that cau...

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Acid rain is formed by pollution, which is released into the air. Electric utility plants and other sources produce this type of pollution. ... People who have asthma are more affected when there is an increase of acid pollution. ... There are many things we can do to reduce the problems of acid pollution. ... Another way that a lot of our pollution is caused is by creating electrical energy. ...

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Acid rain has been called the stepchild of pollution (Howard and Perley 3). Most air pollution is produced by burning fossil fuels like coal and to a lesser degree oil and natural gas. ... Wind can carry the pollution long distances so that acid rain has no geographical boundaries. ... Even more serious is acid pollutions effect on humans. ... We must cut down on the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides we put in the air. ...

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One way of doing this was by passing the Clean Air Act. The 1990 Clean Air Act's sulfur dioxide reduction program will complement health-based sulfur dioxide pollution limits already in place to protect the public and the environment from both nearby and distant sources of sulfur dioxide. The law sets up a market-based system designed to lower sulfur dioxide pollution levels. ... The Air Quality AccordThis agreement was signed by the United States and Canada to guarantee cleaner air and a healthier environment for both Canadians and Americans.5 On August 5, 1980, the United States and Can...

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Acid rain is a complicated problem, caused by air pollution. ... Scientists have found that pollution in the air from the burning of fossil fuels is the main cause of acid rain. ... Only half of the acidity in the air falls back to earth through dry deposition as gases and dry particles. ... Even clean, unpolluted air has some particles such as dust or pollen. Clean air also contains naturally occurring gases such as carbon dioxide. ...

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Eventually lightning is not the only method that releases nitric acids into the air. ... The Acid Reduction Program (ARP), of Title IV of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, was the first national cap and trade program in the country, and it introduced a system of allowance trading that uses market-based incentives to reduce pollution. ... It is said, gasoline has lead, which causes the acids to be released into the air. ... Buying Energy-Star Labeled equipment, such as Air Conditioner Units, refrigerators, computers. 3. ... The Acid Rain Program was the first national cap and trade program...

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He noticed that the air in the cities contained many different contaminates including sulfuric acid, which he believed to be the cause of corroding metals and certain types of damage to plants. ... And 3) On a stand or regional basis, what is the dynamic relationship between air pollutants and forest damage. ... The next step was the introduction of The Clean Air Act. ... Presumably, the standards set would reduce the harmful effects of pollution. ... Due to many different environmental factors including the natural cycle of the forest, it is extremely difficult for scientists to pinpoint ...

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Actually acid rain is caused by humans- not naturally. 90% of sulphur dioxide emissions and around 95% of nitrogen oxides released into the air are from man made sources. ... To solve the acid rain problem, if people have full knowledge of acid rain, they can help leaders make better decisions about how to control air pollution and therefore how to reduce acid rain. ... Try to reduce pollution- use pool cars and public transports etc. ... The more congestion, more pollution and emissions or CO and NO2. Also Bangkok is an industrialized zone with many huge power plants which may emit harmfu...

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In the air, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can be transformed into sulfuric acid and nitric acid. The air current can send these gases thousands of kilometers from the source. ... It is important to bear in mind that acid rain is only one segment, of the widespread pollution of the atmosphere facing the world (Reuss & Johnson, 1986). ... Liming tends to be expensive, has to be done repeatedly to keep the water from returning to its acidic condition, and is considered a short-term remedy in only specific areas rather than an effort to reduce or prevent pollution ("What are Acid- 2002). ......

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