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A Good Day to Drop Big Oil

Legal Planet

Often, it’s a chance for a franchise to promote the recycling or energy conservation that goes on at its stadium. But it also includes deals with lesser-known utility companies that generate electricity predominantly from fossil fuel-burning power plants and that sell fossil gas directly to consumers.

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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. billion in 2023.

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What Happens to Wind Turbine Blades at the End of Their Life Cycle?

Union of Concerned Scientists

A wind turbine includes a foundation, a tower, electrical wiring, a nacelle between the blades, and the blades themselves. The energy research firm Wood Mackenzie estimates that the number of blades using PET as their core material instead of balsa will increase from 20% in 2018 to 55% in 2023. Can wind turbine blades be recycled?

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State Fire Commissioner: Improper Disposal Of Rechargeable Batteries Is Leading To More, And More Dangerous Fires

PA Environment Daily

Pennsylvania’s waste and recycling industry is teaming up with the Office of the State Fire Commissioner to raise awareness about a growing epidemic of fires caused by the improper disposal of rechargeable batteries in recycling containers and trash bags. Posted: November 13, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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DEP Awards $39.6 Million In Grants To Replace Aging Diesel Fleets With Zero-Emission Vehicles From VW Settlement Funding

PA Environment Daily

million in Volkswagen Settlement Funding to replace diesel-fueled fleets with modern, zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) as a part of the 2022-2023 Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Pilot Grant. On January 10, the Department of Environmental Protection awarded 16 applicants more than $39.6 DEP is awarding $39,605,578.58

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Achieving EV Battery Sustainability

Legal Planet

Countries in key markets are accelerating their transportation decarbonization goals, which in turn is driving up demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Some demand is met—and will continue to be met—through mining of new materials, while a portion of demand is met through reusing and recycling recovered materials. For example, the U.S.

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AES Corporation Announces Completion Of 220 MW Solar Energy Facilities In Franklin, Fulton Counties To Power University Of Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

GW of renewables projects in 2023, nearly doubling the capacity constructed compared to 2022. It is the largest solar project in the Commonwealth and the University of Pennsylvania will purchase all electricity produced at the sites. The AES Corporation announced the completion of 3.5 Of the 3.5 GW are solar, 1.3