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The government is considering some new measures to limit vehicle emissions.
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Nonetheless, understanding the complicated nuance—which in many ways is counterintuitive—is important to grappling with the opportunities to minimize emissions in the coming years.
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Justin Worland/houston, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Next up is a period during which the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies go through a formal process to propose adjustments to emissions standards and other rules—EPA head Lee Zeldin unfurled his sweeping plan last week.
—Ethan Karp, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Manual data collection and reconciliation processes add even more hurdles to creating a centralized emissions database with granular figures.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
Leading companies in the nation's electric power system are looking to artificial intelligence to help find ways to meet growing energy demand and strengthen the grid while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
As a tool to address rising greenhouse gas emissions, carbon capture chemically removes carbon dioxide from the air, to store or recycle into products.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Traffic congestion also could skyrocket as more people buy cars instead of turning to transit, worsening emissions and air quality and causing gridlock that would make travel times 30% longer, according to the RTA.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
As greenhouse gas emissions keep warming our climate, hurricanes and rainfalls are getting more intense.
—Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
With that, trees offset carbon emissions significantly, matching the amount produced by traditional concrete or steel buildings in storage.
—Malana Van Tyler, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Justin Worland/houston, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Next up is a period during which the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies go through a formal process to propose adjustments to emissions standards and other rules—EPA head Lee Zeldin unfurled his sweeping plan last week.
—Ethan Karp, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Manual data collection and reconciliation processes add even more hurdles to creating a centralized emissions database with granular figures.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
Leading companies in the nation's electric power system are looking to artificial intelligence to help find ways to meet growing energy demand and strengthen the grid while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
As a tool to address rising greenhouse gas emissions, carbon capture chemically removes carbon dioxide from the air, to store or recycle into products.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Traffic congestion also could skyrocket as more people buy cars instead of turning to transit, worsening emissions and air quality and causing gridlock that would make travel times 30% longer, according to the RTA.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
As greenhouse gas emissions keep warming our climate, hurricanes and rainfalls are getting more intense.
—Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
With that, trees offset carbon emissions significantly, matching the amount produced by traditional concrete or steel buildings in storage.
—Malana Van Tyler, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Emissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissions. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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