nitrogen oxide
noun
: any of several oxides of nitrogen most of which are produced in combustion and are considered to be atmospheric pollutants: such as
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Trump also signed measures to overturn state policies that curb tailpipe emissions in certain vehicles and smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from trucks.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 13 June 2025
The plant is among the nation’s top sulfur dioxide emitters and the sixth largest for nitrogen oxides, according to 2024’s EPA Clean Air Markets Program Data.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 23 May 2025
According to Citizens’ Climate Lobby, burning fossil fuels releases a mix of harmful pollutants including carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter that contribute to global warming, smog, acid rain, and severe respiratory illnesses.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
One of the truck rules the House voted to overturn explicitly seeks to make more trucks electric, while the other seeks to limit emissions of nitrogen oxides, which can form smog and also contribute to asthma and respiratory infections.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 13 June 2025
The plant is among the nation’s top sulfur dioxide emitters and the sixth largest for nitrogen oxides, according to 2024’s EPA Clean Air Markets Program Data.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 23 May 2025
According to Citizens’ Climate Lobby, burning fossil fuels releases a mix of harmful pollutants including carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter that contribute to global warming, smog, acid rain, and severe respiratory illnesses.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
One of the truck rules the House voted to overturn explicitly seeks to make more trucks electric, while the other seeks to limit emissions of nitrogen oxides, which can form smog and also contribute to asthma and respiratory infections.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Nitrogen oxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitrogen%20oxide. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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