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Air Resources

Learn about the many ways air pollution can harm both your health and the atmosphere and what you can do to help protect the air we breathe. 

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Acid Rain

"Acid rain" is air pollution produced when acid chemicals are incorporated into rain, snow, fog, or mist. The "acid" in acid rain comes from sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, products of burning coal and other fuels from certain industrial processes.

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Air Pollution

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Greenhouse Gases

Greenhouse gases trap some of the Earth's outgoing energy, thus retaining heat in the atmosphere.

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Indoor Air

How you address air pollution in your home can have a big effect on your family's health.

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What You Can Do

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