Acid Rain Likely Stunts U.S. Forests

Acid Rain Likely Stunts U.S. Forests: "A recent international scientific study on Russian soils raises concerns that acid rain may have serious implications for forest growth in the U.S., particularly in eastern areas such as the Adirondack and Catskill regions of New York according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

'We've known that acid rain acidifies surface waters, but this is the first time we've been able to compare and track tree growth in forests that include soil changes due to acid rain,' said USGS scientist Greg Lawrence, who headed the study. [...]"