Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Essentially, the materials recovered through battery recycling can replace future material supply that would otherwise need to be extracted from the earth to meet demand. Estimates show that in 2050, the United States can meet about half of EV demand for cobalt and nickel and a quarter of lithium with minerals recovered through recycling.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
2022 Election Recap: Landslide Victory for Florida City’s ‘Right to Clean Water’ Amendment — Voters approved most water-related initiatives on the November 8 ballot. Voters in southeastern Arizona delivered a split decision on the question of groundwater regulation. Drought in the American West. 56 Percent.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Circle of Blue
JUNE 15, 2022
What’s Up With Water–June 14, 2022 – This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers how Bolivia’s gold rush is polluting rivers, a resurgence of nitrate pollution in Iowa, and the expansion of desalination in Egypt. Jane Johnston, Stream Editor. In Recent WaterNews. If we do this, we will return 8.5 53 MILLION.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 10, 2022
AB 2101 expands carbon sequestration projects to include whole orchard recycling (onsite grinding or chipping of whole trees during orchard removal for use in topsoil). SB 1205 protects water access by requiring the state to develop regulations considering climate change effects on water availability for water rights permits.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Lawmakers in Texas commissioned the Produced Water Consortium last year to examine how produced water could be recycled into local water supplies. Pfizer has asked Michigan state regulators to increase the amount of groundwater it withdrawals from wells at its pharmaceutical manufacturing facility near the city of Kalamazoo.
Greenbuilding Law
DECEMBER 11, 2022
To accomplish this the law advances everything from “food residuals” and organic materials diversion, a new environmental justice litmus test, a solar panel “recovery, reuse, and recycling working group,” an electric school bus mandate, recognizes “nuclear power” as a carbon free energy source, and much, much more.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 12, 2024
Act 14 requires applicants to submit notices to municipalities and counties for air quality, water obstruction (Chapter 105), any permit issued under the Cleans Streams Law (including Chapter 102, stormwater, NPDES, many more), any solid waste and hazardous waste, land recycling and water allocation permits. Montgomery County.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
217 
Let's personalize your content