The pollution control devices contain valuable metals, making them a hot commodity for recycling. Some beneficiaries of the thefts look the other way.
Tag: Metals and Minerals
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So Thieves Nabbed Your Catalytic Converter. Here’s Where It Ended Up.
The pollution control devices contain valuable metals, making them a hot commodity for recycling. Some beneficiaries of the thefts look the other way.
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A New Law Supercharged Electric Car Manufacturing, but Not Sales
President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales.
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Yellowstone Border Purchase Stops Gold Mine From Infringing on Bear Habitat
A conservation group acquired more than 1,500 acres just north of Yellowstone National Park to stop a gold mine that they say would have upset the habitat of bears and other wildlife.
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Ambler Access Project Would Cause Environmental Harm Analysis Finds
A proposed industrial road would cut through pristine wilderness in Alaska to reach a planned copper and zinc mine.