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This is a valid point. The media was wrong about this in the 70's
>Or the nuclear war scare?
I don't know what you mean by this. Nuclear war never happened, but it's obvious that the USA and USSR had enough weapons to wage war.
>Or the acid rain scare?
This was an actual problem that was successfully solved by preventing sulfur emissions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain#In_the_United_States
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This is a valid point. The media was wrong about this in the 70's
>Or the nuclear war scare?
I don't know what you mean by this. Nuclear war never happened, but it's obvious that the USA and USSR had enough weapons to wage war.
>Or the acid rain scare?
This was an actual problem that was successfully solved by preventing sulfur emissions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain#In_the_United_States