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How are EV batteries (actually) recycled?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Electric Vehicle (EV) battery recycling is crucial to a sustainable, electrified transportation system. This technology can be confusing and complex, so I have included a terms section for the italicized words at the end of this piece. Before recycling, the batteries are shredded. adding more cobalt).

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May 16 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

Million May 18 Webinar: Learn More About Funding The Growing Greener Program For The Next Generation DEP Sets June 28 Hearing On Response To PFOA/PFOS Contamination Around University Park Airport, Centre County EPA Announces Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment Funding; 8 Grants In PA Totaling $7.3

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Upcycling Plastic Waste Into Graphite Could Facilitate Transition To Electric Vehicles, Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

By Jennifer Matthews, Penn State News Upcycling plastic waste into graphite, used in electric vehicles and renewable energy storage, could positively contribute to the global economy, preserving resources, saving energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions, according to Penn State researchers.

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PA Awards $2 Million In Clean Energy Workforce Development Grants

PA Environment Daily

The clean-energy industry includes the technology sectors of energy efficiency, clean-energy generation, alternative transportation, clean grid and storage and clean fuels. Clean-energy sub-sectors include solar, wind, efficient lighting, hydropower, smart grid, electric vehicles, and biomass fuels. 11:00 to Noon.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 5.12.22

PA Environment Daily

DEP Announces Local Climate Action Training Provided To 121 More Municipalities; Apply Now For Training [PaEN] -- Muhlenberg College Survey: Emission Reduction Remains Public’s Preferred Approach To Dealing With Climate Change; If We Don’t Act Now It Will Cost More Later [PaEN] -- TODAY - WITF Smart Talk: Muhlenberg Poll Finds Most Americans Say They’ve (..)