emissions
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Instead of only preventing new methane emissions, scientists are exploring whether chemical processes could safely increase the rate at which methane already in the atmosphere is broken down.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
That 2009 finding was the legal foundation for federal greenhouse gas emissions regulation, which classified six gases as a threat to public health and welfare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
That means the US power sector emissions are higher than the total emissions of all but a handful of countries.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
They would also have required future natural gas plants to meet strict emissions standards, which they could achieve by converting to cleaner-burning fuels like hydrogen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
They had bombarded dozens of elements with deuterons and assiduously tracked emissions of alpha particles during the bombardments; but the continued emission of electrons or positrons after the bombardments ended had escaped their notice.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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