Federal judge upholds constitutionality of nitrogen gas executions

A federal judge on Thursday ruled that execution by nitrogen gas does not violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual ...
Yahoo

What is nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama uses untested execution method

A death row inmate in Alabama, Kenneth Eugene Smith, was executed Thursday night by nitrogen hypoxia, a controversial and untested method that has prompted legal pushback and public scrutiny from ...
CBS News

Alabama readies never-before-used execution method that some veterinarians won't even use for pets

Update: Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed by nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday, Jan. 25. Read the latest here. Our earlier story is below. If Kenneth Eugene Smith is brought to the Alabama death chamber to ...
CNN

Execution by nitrogen hypoxia doesn’t seem headed for widespread adoption as bills fall short and nitrogen producers object

The day after Alabama carried out the first-known US execution using nitrogen gas, its attorney general sent a clear message to death penalty states that might want to follow suit: “Alabama has done ...
Mongabay

Agricultural nitrogen pollution is global threat, but circular solutions await

Nitrogen is an essential element for living organisms, needed to build DNA, proteins and chlorophyll. Although nitrogen makes up nearly 80% of the air we breathe, it’s availability to plants and ...
The New York Times

Alabama Hails Nitrogen Gas Execution, a New Attempt to Address an Old Challenge

Fending off doubts and criticisms, Alabama’s attorney general hailed a new execution method as “humane and effective.” By Shaila Dewan For as long as America has had the death penalty, there have been ...