The Nation : Acid Rain Map Worsens
Recent regional maps produced by the Environmental Protection Agency show the acid rain problem in the Northeast and upper Midwest to be worse than originally thought, environmental groups charged. “The maps show that surface waters susceptible to damage from acid rain are more seriously endangered and distributed over a broader geographic area than previously reported,” said Susan Buffone of the National Clean Air Fund. Research specialist Deborah Sheiman said, “the difference is startling” between the earlier national map and the latest two regional maps.
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