emissions
Example Sentences
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The other concerns the EPA’s broader authority to regulate climate pollution under the Clean Air Act, which could prevent future administrations from regulating power-plant emissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
Think of the fight against climate change like a tug-of-war, with emissions on one end of the rope and efforts to mitigate them on the other.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
The report proposes 10 priority transitions, ranging from reducing black-carbon emissions and expanding glacier monitoring to improving disaster early-warning systems and changing the way tourism is developed in the mountains.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The study concluded that the effect on Americans of radioactive emissions from nuclear tests was vastly outweighed by their exposure to diagnostic X-rays and other common sources.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
