Sentence examples for curb polluting from inspiring English sources

If Beijing's air remains unacceptably sullied in the days leading up the Games, officials said, they would take "stringent steps" to curb polluting industries, although they declined to say what those might be.

Spitzer risked little by expanding old statutes to curtail the wage exploitation of grocery deliverymen, sue handgun manufacturers or curb polluting Midwestern utilities.

Until then, researchers say they will continue trying to understand where FGD gypsum might be helpful in curbing polluted runoff.

A bigger question will linger even after the smog has cleared: can China curb its polluting ways for good?

We've seen wildlife return once we curb the polluting of our lakes, rivers and bays.

It allows for a huge increase in "offsets"—where a polluter pays someone else to stop polluting instead of curbing his own emissions.

Many environmental groups say the C.D.M. undermines efforts to curb greenhouse gases because it gives rich countries leeway to continue polluting when they buy credits from projects in China and India, where emissions are also rising quickly.

Some economists support Mr. Obama's approach to curbing emissions because they say the other main alternative, a tax on polluting fuels, is politically unpopular.

According to the Washington Post, among the regulations Congress is looking to revoke are rules aimed at curbing methane emissions from oil and gas production, at preventing coal-mining companies from permanently polluting streams used for drinking water, and at increasing the number of employees eligible for overtime pay.

This could make the heavily polluting industry easier to regulate, but could also make it easier for the Chinese authorities to curb smuggling and restrict exports during international crises.

It looks unlikely, but highly polluting businesses are likely to get exemptions or handouts to ease the impact of new regulations to curb carbon.