emissions
Example Sentences
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Nationwide, sulfur-dioxide emissions have plunged over decades as coal plants switched to natural gas, added scrubbers or closed entirely.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Although the instrument was not specifically designed to study lightning, it can detect microwave emissions from nearby storms.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
They said the wildfire released carbon equivalent to 85% of the average annual emissions from fires across the UK from 2001 to 2021.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Companies must pursue rigorous emissions measurement and credible mitigation plans that treat gas waste as lost revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
During this period, plastic increasingly filled landfills and oceans while its production—up to 8 million tons annually by 2020—contributed to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
