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Climate change is a pollution problem, and countries know how to deal with pollution threats – think DDT and acid rain

  • Written by Alexander E. Gates, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Rutgers University - Newark
Climate change is a pollution problem, and countries know how to deal with pollution threats – think DDT and acid rainAdding scrubbers in coal-fired power plants helped reduce acid rain, but they continued to fuel climate change.Drums600 via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA

Climate change can seem like an insurmountable challenge. However, if you look closely at its causes, you’ll realize that history is filled with similar health and environmental threats that humanity...

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