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The boom in electric vehicles has fueled a corresponding rush for the minerals needed to produce the batteries that power them.

The boom in electric buses, cars, trucks and trains has fueled a corresponding rush for the minerals needed to produce the batteries that power them. This global scale-up in what is essentially a brand-new supply chain is part of the vital transition necessary to tackle the climate crisis, moving us toward electric transportation and away from fossil fuels.

But it also has created a moment to ensure we don’t exacerbate the longstanding problems associated with mining — a challenge the federal government has just attempted to address with the release of a new interagency report with recommendations for mining reform in the U.S. Much of this work though will take years to implement, whether here in the United States or in mineral-producing countries around the world.

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Source: The Hill

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A solar power boom generated by new renewable energy mandates is unfurling in the Chesapeake Bay region. Virginia, for example, was ninth in the nation for new solar capacity in 2021.

With many solar arrays ending up on farmland, a movement is fast taking hold to make sure that they will benefit the environment, agriculture and wildlife, and not just create a sea of silicon.

Allowing sheep to graze among solar panels has become one attractive antidote.

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Source: Bay Journal

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