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Newsom Can Continue His Climate Leadership by Signing These Three Bills 

Union of Concerned Scientists

And there is a snowball of retired EV batteries on the horizon without a responsible party in charge of recycling them. Recover minerals from old batteries UCS has provided a science-based explanation on how EV batteries can and should be recycled , which underpins SB 615 by Senator Allen.

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The California Legislature: Where Global Warming is Real and Science Still Matters

Union of Concerned Scientists

Cleaner cars, cleaner air Our Cleaner Cars, Cleaner Air Report showed that while pre-2004 cars make up fewer than 20% of the cars on the road, they are responsible for the majority of tailpipe pollution because they produce higher amounts of lung-damaging particulate pollution and contribute significantly more smog-forming nitrogen oxide emissions.