No Pap
After spending 10 years and $500 million, the National Acidic Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP) has delivered its definitive report on acid rain. It contains something to upset everyone concerned with federal acid rain policy.
Contrary to the assertions of fossil fuel–burning industries, NAPAP found that the sulfur and nitrogen air pollutants produced by these businesses are responsible for most, but not all, of the acidification plaguing lakes and streams in the eastern United States.
But, contrary to the claims of some environmentalists, NAPAP found that acid rain still isn't much of a problem. Although most acidification is caused by acid rain, only 4 percent of the lakes sampled are acidic. And there was no evidence that acid rain harms crops.
This article originally appeared in print under the headline "No Pap."
Hide Comments (0)
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post commentsMute this user?
Ban this user?
Un-ban this user?
Nuke this user?
Un-nuke this user?
Flag this comment?
Un-flag this comment?