# nitrogen gas death penalty

125 Years Ago, First Execution Using Electric Chair Was Botched » On August 6, 1890, New York executed William Kemmler . It was the first time ever a state used the electric chair to carry out an execution. Proponents of… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Nitrogen | Definition, Symbol, Uses, Properties, Atomic Number, & Facts » Nitrogen, nonmetallic element of Group 15 [Va] of the periodic table. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is the most plentiful element in Earth’s atmosphere and is a constituent of all living matter. Its atomic number is 7 and it is denoted by the symbol ‘N’ in the periodic table. Britannica.com

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First U.S. execution by nitrogen gas would cause "painful and humiliating death," U.N. experts warn » Experts have denounced Alabama's planned execution of a death row inmate by nitrogen hypoxia — an untested suffocation method that they say could cause "grave suffering." Cbsnews.com

Lawsuit challenges Alabama's plan to execute a death row inmate with nitrogen gas » Alabama is preparing to employ a new method of execution using nitrogen gas following botched attempts at lethal injections last year. Cbsnews.com

South Carolina Supreme Court to Hear Argument One Month Sooner on Constitutionality of Electric Chair and Firing Squad » The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear argument one month sooner on the state’s appeal of a trial court ruling that declared two of its statutorily… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Progress Cleaning the Air and Improving People's Health | US EPA » Actions to implement the Clean Air Act have achieved dramatic reductions in air pollution, preventing hundreds of thousands of cases of serious health effects each year. Epa.gov

Botched Executions in American History » [("id":27844,"tempId":null,"draftId":null,"revisionId":null,"isProvisionalDraft":false,"uid":"f72727ec-305c-42ea-86ae-bfaaf052f7fc","siteSettingsId":27844… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

South Carolina Trial Court Rules in Favor of Death-Row Prisoners Challenging Execution Methods » A South Carolina trial court has issued an injunction preventing the state from carrying out executions using a firing squad or the electric chair, ruling… Deathpenaltyinfo.org