Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
For two years, we worked on SB 615 with Senator Ben Allen to require all EV batteries to be repurposed or recycled. We negotiated hard with auto makers, recyclers and others for the bill to include robust reporting requirements, producer responsibly and environmental protections. that need to be mined for new batteries.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
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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Real Climate
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Well, back in 1993 (before the more comprehensive critiques had been published), Hoyt and Schatten put together a long-term estimate of solar activity that relied on the SCL, based on the idea from FCL91 and scaled to a finding about cycling and non-cycling stars that turned out to be wrong too (Wright, 2004). 1273-1278, 2004.
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 31, 2023
On January 31, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania collaborated on a School Recycling Study Survey that shows Pennsylvania K-12 students have increased their knowledge and awareness of recycling over the past fiscal year. Does your school have a recycling awareness program?
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
In 1992, after five years of research, China decided to cooperate with Russia on the construction of an experimental fast reactor (CEFR), with the ultimate goal of pursuing a closed nuclear fuel cycle —a process in which spent nuclear fuel is reprocessed and recycled to extract usable materials for further energy production.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 30, 2023
Since 2004, Independence Conservancy has properly disposed of over 60,000 tires through this program, reinvesting all proceeds into clean water and open green space. The Independence Conservancy is a nonprofit land conservation and environmental stewardship organization active in Beaver, Washington and Allegheny Counties.
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Join PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center, the Pennsylvania Resources Council and other waste experts for a September 21 webinar on their plan to reduce waste, improve recycling efforts and bring Pennsylvania’s antiquated recycling laws into the 21st Century. percent-- from 2.99 million tons in 2015 to 3.22 million tons to 23.6
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