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Solar Panel Recycling In 2025

Earth 911

Early adoptors will eventually begin panel retirements and the implementation of more stringent photovoltaic panel recovery regulations will keep those older systems out of landfills. Regulations Drive Responsible Disposal Policy makers are trying to get ahead of the waste curve. million in 2025 to $548 million by 2030.

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Chile’s Lithium Boom: A Green Revolution or Environmental Ruin?

Law Columbia

Lithium has become a cornerstone of the global energy transition, powering technologies central to decarbonization efforts, such as electric vehicle batteries and large-scale renewable energy storage. At stake is a fundamental question: is Chile genuinely building a sustainable future, or simply rebranding extractivism in green terms?

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Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Barbara Jarmoska, 77 Year Resident Lycoming County - The Degradation Is ‘Shocking And Tragic’

PA Environment Daily

I shoulder the stone of environmental responsibility, pushing it uphill while the weight of politics, bureaucracy, elected officials, industry lobbyists, and citizen apathy, all threaten to roll it back. So here I am again, feeling a bit like Sisyphus. 4 [PaEN] -- Upper Makefield Twp. 4 [PaEN] -- Upper Makefield Twp.

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WeConservePA Honors Cynthia Carrow With 2025 Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award

PA Environment Daily

Cynthia also oversees WPCs sustainability efforts, which have included energy efficiency, alternative energy generation, carbon emissions assessments, and transitions to electric vehicles. As a member of the senior leadership team, she has consistently provided strategic direction for the Conservancy.

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Maine, Massachusetts, and Maryland Expand Utility Regulators’ Mandate to Include Climate Considerations, Marking an Emerging Trend by State Legislatures

Law and Environment

These efforts mark an emerging trend of legislative bodies directing utility regulators to help advance climate policies. This enhanced vision of utility regulation gives me hope in the fight against climate change. greenhouse gas emissions–they have had little to do with addressing climate change.

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Easy Ways Oil and Gas Companies Can Reduce Pollution

Enviromental Defense

However, the issue isn’t their supposed lack of ability – it’s the industry’s refusal to prioritize environmental responsibility over profit. The oil and gas industry has been able to avoid taking responsibility for its pollution far too long, and the consequences are mounting. This is not based in reality.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Host Nov. 12 Webinar On Threatened, Endangered Species Policy Updates

PA Environment Daily

Fish and Wildlife Service regulations implementing the federal Endangered Species Act, evolving protections for the tricolored bat and northern long-eared bat, and potential policy implications of the 2024 election. The panelists, Tad Macfarlan and Sam Boden from K&L Gates LLP, will discuss the significance of recent changes to U.S.