pollute
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If we want you to pollute less, we’ll tax carbon.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
They send the message that “you can pollute with impunity,” said Carly Phillips, a senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
Signs of that shift are already visible, as fake images of real incidents further pollute the information landscape.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Where China has doubled down on EVs, Japan has largely avoided the tumult by pushing for vehicles that pollute less without requiring specific technologies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
And wind and solar require almost no water to operate and thus do not pollute water resources or further deplete the water supply by competing with agriculture, drinking water systems, or other water needs.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing pollute
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