emissions

Example Sentences

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The main source of pollution in the UK is local emissions, such as road traffic, industrial processes, heating and agriculture.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Volkswagen was previously found guilty in the emissions cheating scandal, Pfizer over its promotion of the anti-inflammatory drug Bextra and Exxon for the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

But she’s seen air quality steadily improve as regulations tightened, following advances in emissions control technology.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Under extreme assumptions, these emissions would change the global temperature by thirty-four one-thousands of one degree Celsius—an effect that would be undetectable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Unlike fossil fuels, wind, solar, and hydroelectric systems generate electricity with no associated air pollution emissions.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler