text: e ? Better Environmental Protection from Acid Rain , Smog , Haze , Mercury and Nitrogen Reducing SO2 and NOx emissions will save hundreds of northeastern lakes and hundreds of thousands of acres of forests from acid rain , particularly in the Adirondacks and other parts of the Appalachian Mountains .
  
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  Without environmental protection , plant and animal life in the affected areas will be irreparably harmed .