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How Many Minerals Do We Really Need for EV Batteries? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

By investing in battery recycling, EV efficiency, charging, battery innovation, and more choices of transportation modes. These attainable strategies reduce the overall minerals needed to electrify and make it easier to meet demand with recycled materials. million metric tons of newly mined lithium from 2025 to 2050. Dunn et al.,

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November 4 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

5-7 In Lancaster Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For Conservation Grants; Natural Gas Pipeline Mitigation Projects USGS Releases New Video: Susquehanna River Story - What Does The Science Say About Water Quality? 26 to Nov. 12 Joint Meeting Of DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Nov.

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We’re Heard This Before: ‘We’re Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs’ - A Brief Review Of Pennsylvania’s Conservation History

PA Environment Daily

A brief review of Pennsylvanias conservation history-- -- We've Heard This Before: "We're Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs" - Until Air Pollution Killed People, Then We Said No. What REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership Looks Like In PA: -- In Memoriam: Edwin K.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation: 'Get Real' When Considering A Christmas Tree

PA Environment Daily

Unlike artificial trees, real Christmas trees are recyclable and renewable resources that clean our water and our air and provide important habitat for wildlife. Before being cut, real Christmas trees absorb air pollutants and sequester carbon dioxide and emit fresh oxygen.

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111 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Anti-Nuke Activists Use 46th Anniversary Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Accident To Protest Restart -- Post-Gazette: Anti-Nuke Activists Use 46th Anniversary Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Accident To Protest Restart -- PennDOT, DEP, Keep PA Beautiful Invite Public To Be Part Of Pick Up Pennsylvania (..)

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We’re Heard This Before: ‘We’re Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs’ - A Brief Review Of Pennsylvania’s Conservation History

PA Environment Daily

A brief review of Pennsylvania’s conservation history-- -- We've Heard This Before: "We're Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs" - Until Air Pollution Killed People, Then We Said No. What REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership Looks Like In PA: -- In Memoriam: Edwin K.

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Proposed Landfill Threatens Freshwater Ecosystems and Species at Risk Living in the Sydenham River

Enviromental Defense

He is a PhD candidate in the Department of Biology at Western University where he studies solutions for bird conservation. Brendon organizes litter cleanups in London, Ontario and is interested in public education about strategies to prevent litter and water pollution. This is a guest blog by Brendon Samuels.