Why is acid rain not a common problem?

[KyleFN]

So we fixed acid rain, we fixed the ozone, we seem to be perfectly capable of fixing problems. We need more of this.

[FleshToast]

Shit gets done when someone ACTUALLY WANTS TO SOLVE A PROBLEM RATHER THAN EXPLOIT IT

[gpearce]

I remember as a 90s kid constantly hearing about acid rain and the ozone layer, and it's cool to know that the reason we don't hear about them anymore is because we fixed both.

[MrSeanana]

Instead of assigning the problem to the future they actually took care of it? Crazy!

[mcgoldenblade]

Damn, look what happens when humanity actually comes together to find a solution to a major issue. If only we could do something like that again.

[sontia]

TELLING STORIES LIKE THESE IS SO IMPORTANT. So often these things seem out of our control and hopeless, we need to look more to success stories!

[LookAtMyCutiePatootieDogSOCUTE]

UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to change, it's not. -Dr.Seuss

[tatecore]

The fact that we fixed it instead of building an industry around acid rain proof umbrellas, shoes, and car paint is pretty nice I guess

[SAOS]

You know you solved a problem when people forget it was a big deal. Ask older IT people about how much work it was to prevent Y2K from being a disaster.

[SleepIntoTheDiamondLife]

I used to think as a child that if acid rain happens our skin would melt and we would all die. I guess either it didn't happen here or it wasn't the kind of acid I was imagining it to be.

[thenermer]

it's crazy that we never hear the good things humanity does

[AegisHyperon]

It's like how people think the Y2K bug wasn't a problem when it was really a lot of talented engineers fixing stuff

[diarya]

We need to fucking celebrate these wins, remind everyone that these actions worked

[chrispeacock]

We need more reminders of the great strides taken to protect our environment. Many people feel like climate change is a lost battle but examples like acid rain and the ozone layer show us what progress we can make when we put in the effort.

[VONYX]

It’s a shame that it takes a problem with immediate effects for those in power to make a significant change. It really has to be laid out in front of some people to realise the danger

[BlammoNation]

I told my kids about the ozone layer and they were amazed that people fixed the problem causing it. Good core memory

[charliebrown]

I think we also mostly repaired the hole in the ozone layer too, which other 80s and 90s kids might remember as a big deal as well!

[TheEyeofprovedence]

Now all we need to do is blacklist all of the politicians that argued against solving the problem

[thewarderman]

Engineers solving other engineers mistakes since 1700.

[captainbeaver_man]

And now all of that legislation is being undone. Fucking hate when politicians think they know better than the actual experts.