Clean Energy Law Recycling 
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Increasing the reuse and recycling of batteries at their end of life is essential to increasing the sustainability of batteries and creating a circular economy. Recycling must ramp up. There are huge opportunities for recycling to decrease the need for newly mined materials in batteries. Source: Courtesy of Li-Cycle.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 19, 2022
It is more like a straight line from silica mine, to refining factory, to shimmering batch of shining polysilicon ingots, to panel assembly , to a couple decades generating clean electricity—and then, far too often, to a landfill. Among those that are recycled, very few have 100% of their material recovered.
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PA Environment Daily
MARCH 21, 2025
Another in-person event took place in Western Pennsylvania, where supporters rallied in support of community-centered clean energy at the Homestead Steel Mill Stacks. I applaud Governor Shapiros continued support for Community Solar and look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to get it signed into law.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
It’s been one year since passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which included provisions to further clean transportation. Importantly, the BIL invests in electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling and repurposing– important strategies for increasing the sustainability of EVs. . million in funding.
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. they were approved by the legislature and are now sitting on Newsom’s desk, awaiting his signature to become law. Luckily, these new challenges have proven solutions and – look at that!
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 24, 2023
We’re already seeing evidence of the job creation potential of EV investments with billions of dollars in announcements related to EV manufacturing, battery production, and battery recycling investment. The EV transition is happening fast, and autoworkers are some of the first to grapple with the clean energy transition.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 10, 2023
And, while a historic level of federal funding for climate action is on its way via the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, too many bad actors and opposition forces are working hard to stall and stop the help Californians need. This summer was a wild period of extreme heat waves , floods , and fires.
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