Environmental News Bits

MARCH 24, 2025

Climate Change vs. Circular Economy: Challenges of the Most Common Route for Recycling Gold from WEEE. However, WEEE contains valuable metals … Continue reading Climate Change vs. Circular Economy: Challenges of the Most Common Route for Recycling Gold from WEEE Fritz, B., & Schmidt, M.

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Environmental Leader

AUGUST 30, 2022

The post Apple Is Tackling Climate Change by Using Renewables, Increasing Recycling, Limiting Waste appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Apple's goal is carbon neutrality by 2030 and to create products that are also net zero by the same time.

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New Scientist

APRIL 22, 2024

"Advanced recycling" promises to convert dirty, mixed waste plastic into brand new plastic time and time again. It is a major step towards creating a circular economy and fighting climate change

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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.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MARCH 1, 2023

to Tackle Food Waste and Combat Climate Change appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Divert has ambitious plans to scale its facilities to cover every major geographic region in the U.S. within the next eight years, ensuring that 80% of the population lives within 100 miles of its facilities. The post Divert Inc.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 14, 2023

Held in Expo City Dubai, the Green Retreat, debuted innovative ideas related to climate change action, environmental preservation, and sustainability efforts. The post UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Holds “Green Retreat” appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Included in the regulation are requirements for mineral sourcing, life cycle emissions, information sharing, and recycling. The EU is transitioning away from gasoline vehicles because of their significant contribution to climate change and adverse health impacts– transitioning to EVs offers an attractive solution.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This regulation is designed to reduce the carbon footprint of batteries, limit the use of hazardous materials, decrease reliance on raw materials from outside the EU, and promote high rates of collection, reuse, and recycling. The current battery supply chain faces several pressing challenges.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2025

The DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on April 22 and on the agenda are presentations on resilient microgrids, abandoned oil and gas well plugging and updates on federal clean energy and climate program funding. Click Here to join the meeting via Microsoft Teams.

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Inside Climate News

MAY 16, 2023

A study finds one plastics recycling plant in the U.K. produces as much as 3 million pounds of microplastics a year—and that’s with filtering.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

The PA Recycling Markets Center will host the 2024 PA ReMaDE Conference on January 18-19 at the Historic Hotel Bethlehem in Bethlehem, PA. Posted: January 12, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 8, 2023

Replacing gasoline vehicles with electric can reduce emissions that cause climate change and illnesses. of lithium, manganese, nickel, and cobalt that can be recycled to recover 95% of these minerals and then be reused in the manufacturing of next generation batteries. Batteries for EVs require more minerals than gasoline cars.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This campaign, which is ongoing today, succeeded in convincing the public that plastics were recyclable. In recent years, ExxonMobil has deceptively touted its “advanced recycling technology” as a proprietary “breakthrough in recycling technology,” says the complaint. Things haven’t gotten better since then.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

We also need to think of all these plastics as single-use, since only about 8 percent of them ever get recycled. However, these GHGs cause climate change and cost the US billions of dollars a year in disaster relief and climate change mitigation projects. The how, why, and where of ethylene oxide use.

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Inside Climate News

APRIL 12, 2023

By James Bruggers The dense black smoke from a fire at a plastics recycler in Richmond, Indiana, that began Tuesday afternoon and continued burning on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of 2,000 nearby residents, was dramatic, but far from an isolated incident in the world of facilities that store or recycle vast quantities of plastic waste.

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Legal Planet

JULY 17, 2023

Mendelsohn, who worked at a tiny, obscure non-profit, decided that EPA needed to address climate change. The five students decided to take on a project about railroad rate regulation and recycling. My students often wonder whether they can actually make a difference. I like to tell them the story of Joe Mendelsohn.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The PA Recycling Markets Center will host the 2024 PA ReMaDE Conference on January 18-19 at the Historic Hotel Bethlehem in Bethlehem, PA. Related Articles: -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Make Nov.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

They demand electricity to charge while climate-fueled disasters are jeopardizing energy reliability. And there is a snowball of retired EV batteries on the horizon without a responsible party in charge of recycling them. Luckily, these new challenges have proven solutions and – look at that!

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The PA Recycling Markets Center will host the 2024 PA ReMaDE Conference on January 18-19 at the Historic Hotel Bethlehem in Bethlehem, PA. 7 [PaEN] -- PA Resources Council Hosts Household Chemical Collection Event In Beaver County Oct. 14 [PaEN] -- Delaware County, PA Resources Council Host Oct.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 26, 2022

N ovel Approaches to Climate Litigation. As the impacts of climate change expand, so do the types of climate litigation claims. This is a new approach exploring accountability mechanisms for the fossil fuel industry’s role in the climate crisis. The Importance of Climate Litigation.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2024

In recognition of the “ From Bins to Bottles ” glass recycling program – which collected more than 1,000 tons of bottles, jars and jugs in 2023 – Pennsylvania Resources Council has received the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. “At Last year, the project collected over 1,000 tons of glass to be recycled.”

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Legal Planet

JULY 28, 2022

The Bureau of Reclamation got $250 million for desalinization and a billion for water recycling and reuse. He did not, of course, mention the word climate change. For that reason, there was a long-time reluctance on the part of climate advocates to focus on adaptation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2023

However, since they are plugged in, there are climate-changing emissions associated from electricity generation. Plus, their batteries can be recycled, similar to that of electric car batteries. Riding an e-bike instead of driving a car means almost zero climate-changing emissions.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 15, 2023

Recent research has indicated that hops, the key ingredient for beer production, are struggling to adapt to a world in which the impacts of climate change mean more frequent droughts and plagues. These impacts are driving down both yields and quality.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 10, 2023

McCormick is doubling down on its commitment to climate change, environmental compliance, and raw material procurement. It aims to be net zero in 2050, The post McCormick Is Working to Make Its Supply Chain More Sustainable appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Future is Green: Amending State Constitutions to Safeguard the Environment for Future Generations By Natalie Schaffer Modern America swings between two futures: one that chants drill, baby, drill and another that preaches reduce, reuse, recycle. This may place pressure on the federal government to consider a Green Amendment of their own.

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Environment + Energy Leader

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

At Samsung Electronics, climate change is a priority and could risk every aspect of its business — from its products and services to its manufacturing processes and supply chain. The post Samsung Powers Its Worksites with Renewable Energy And Commits to Circular Economy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Climate change is threatening freshwater systems in Colombia, where cloud forests provide 70 percent of the country’s drinking water. They are vital for recycling moisture from land to air and back again. This week, Circle of Blue reports on how climate change is gripping trout streams across the United States.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 17, 2023

In south and central Florida , where decades of Everglades restoration projects are already underway, climate change is forcing engineers to pivot. In Trinidad and Tobajo, dry seasons are drier and rainy seasons are more extreme, a weather pattern scientists have attributed to climate change, the New York Times reports.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2023

The PA Solar Center is hosting a March 17 webinar on Opportunities for Pennsylvania In The Solar Supply, Solar Recycling and Reuse from Noon until 1:15 p.m. We’ll be joined by We Recycle Solar and SolarRecycle.org to describe the current solar recycling and reuse landscape as well as emerging innovations in the solar recycling industry.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

As with many environmental issues, when it comes to climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, this is no ordinary election. . For the past four years, Ontario has been failing on climate change. Foster climate change resilience. Restore funding and power to conservation authorities.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 23, 2023

Researchers took a deep dive into the economic and environmental value of community recycling efforts and compared it to the value of other climate change mitigation practices, concluding it provides a return on investment. Read the full story from the University of Florida.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 18, 2025

Youth of all ages are invited to attend the March 29 Pittsburgh Youth For Climate Action Summit to be held at the MuseumLab at 6 Allegheny Square East in Pittsburgh from 10:00 a.m. This event is all about empowering young people to make a difference in the fight against climate change. to 4:00 p.m.

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Inside Climate News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Industry is pursuing various technologies to help solve the global plastic waste problem, but environmentalists say new recycling techniques only make environmental problems worse.

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Inhabitant

DECEMBER 27, 2022

state is coping with the growing climate crisis. These were Carbon Emissions, the Adoption of Green Technology, Landfill Usage, Recycling and Green Policies. Overall, the top five best states concerning climate resilience are California, Maine, New York, Vermont and Massachusetts.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 7, 2024

auto industry, supporting EV infrastructure, domestic manufacturing and supply chain development, battery recycling efforts, manufacturing incentives, and consumer incentives, we support a just transition to zero emissions transportation, and move beyond the fossilized fossil fuel stance automakers are clinging to.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 25, 2022

Limiting climate change will require the rapid reduction in these emissions from the vehicles we drive. EV efficiency and recycling are important to reduce impacts of battery manufacturing. Cleaner vehicles AND cleaner electricity are the solution to slowing climate change.

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