In the 1980s and 1990s, the "Journal" published numerous columns disputing and misrepresenting the science behind acid rain and the scientific consensus behind the causes of ozone depletion and the health harms of second-hand smoke, and opposed public policy efforts to curb acid rain, ozone depletion and second-hand smoke. The "Journal" has also published columns attacking efforts to control pesticides and asbestos. By the 2000s, the "Journal" editorial board recognized that efforts to curb acid rain through cap-and-trade had been successful.