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abatement

[uh-beyt-muhnt] / əˈbeɪt mənt /


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The document added that Canadian natural gas “has one of the lowest emissions intensities in the world. With the introduction of new technologies for methane abatement, we will be capable of further reducing emissions intensity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"This shows that methane abatement and energy security are not competing priorities," Jorgensen told the conference.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

City officials even offered the warehouse owner, Dalfen Industrial, 10 years’ worth of tax abatement, totaling about $20 million, if they agreed not to sell their warehouse to DHS.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

New York, Washington and Boston have property tax abatement programs, for example.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

The Department of Health and Human Services launched an investigation and concluded that the study’s consent forms “failed to provide an adequate description” of the different levels of lead abatement in the homes.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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