(Herald News, Sept 16 2015) NOVA SCOTIA- Twenty-five years ago, the Clean Air Act turned down the exhaust fumes coming from south of the border. The sweeping amendments passed in 1990 to the American legislation sought to address acid rain, ozone depletion and toxic air emissions resulting from industry, primarily those burning fossil fuels.
And it was largely successful; acid rain-causing emissions have been reduced by upwards of 85 per cent in the United States, Eddie Halfyard, a research scientist at the University of Windsor, said Wednesday. Yet high levels of acidity continue to be one of the main factors keeping salmon out of all but a handful of the 65 rivers on this province’s Eastern Shore in which the fish used to spawn. Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver BC Canada -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
