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Are EV Batteries Recyclable?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Luckily, lithium-ion battery recycling research and development has been going on for years and there is an existing and growing repurposing and recycling system in North America for these components. Current lithium-ion battery collection, repurposing, and recycling network in North America. Slattery et al.

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Fertilizer from Sewage, a Utility Money Maker, Faces Uncertain Future

Circle of Blue

Photo Brett Walton/Circle of Blue By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue January 15, 2025 MILWAUKEE Mounting concern about chemical contaminants in sewage sludge, a waste product widely seen as recyclable and economically valuable, could turn into a costly liability and upend the finances of municipal wastewater utilities across the county.

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DEP Imposed $2.2 Million In Penalties Against Shale Gas Drilling, Pipeline Companies In 2023 For Violations Dating Back To 2018

PA Environment Daily

Information provided by the Department of Environmental Protection in response to a Right to Know request shows DEP took major enforcement actions against 26 shale gas drilling and pipeline companies in 2023, including imposing $2,290,849 in penalties for violations going back to 2018.

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Did You Know That Soil Health Affects Human Health?

Union of Concerned Scientists

This microbiome is responsible for maintaining plant life on Earth, essentially controlling ecosystem services and functions like nutrient recycling, protecting the soil structure, and protecting plants from pathogens. Research has shown that the soil and human microbiomes are interconnected.

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Is Russia Helping China Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

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.

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DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Discuss Carbon Sequestration-Hydrogen Hub Pipelines; Critical/Rare Earth Mineral Recycling At July 9 Meeting

PA Environment Daily

Council will also hear a presentation on critical and rare earth minerals recycling. Many have questions about the safety of these pipelines and how they will be regulated by the federal and state government. Huge holes remain in how pipelines are regulated in Pennsylvania (see Resource Links below). Read more here.

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DEP Disapproves Land Recycling Risk Assessment For Dozens Of Chemicals At American Refining Group Refinery In Bradford, McKean County

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 6 PA Bulletin announcing it has disapproved an Act 2 Land Recycling Risk Assessment December 21 on remediation of soil and groundwater contamination at the American Refining Group, Inc. Visit DEP’s Land Recycling Program webpage to learn more about this program.

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