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![A factory worker guides an enormous cask of molten aluminum across the floor of a smelting factory in Kentucky.]()
![A factory worker guides an enormous cask of molten aluminum across the floor of a smelting factory in Kentucky.]()
The country’s first new aluminum smelter in 45 years could cut production emissions by 75%
Century Aluminum Company hopes half a billion dollars in federal funding will help it revive a dying industry while making it less polluting.
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![A hand reaches into a large pile of cell phones and other small electronic devices, many of them cracked or missing batteries]()
![A hand reaches into a large pile of cell phones and other small electronic devices, many of them cracked or missing batteries]()
Staggering quantities of energy transition metals are winding up in the garbage bin
Recycling more of the copper, aluminum, and other minerals in our old electronics could reduce the need for mining.
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![An offshore wind turbine, mostly white with a red stripe around the middle of its tower, against a partly cloudy sky]()
![An offshore wind turbine, mostly white with a red stripe around the middle of its tower, against a partly cloudy sky]()
How to recycle the giant magnets inside wind turbines? These scientists have a few ideas.
Many turbines rely on high-demand rare-earth minerals. A new Department of Energy program aims to keep them out of landfills.
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![June 2021 photo of Daniel Elvidge, a pilot plant technician at Lithium Americas Corp. in Reno, Nevada.]()
![June 2021 photo of Daniel Elvidge, a pilot plant technician at Lithium Americas Corp. in Reno, Nevada.]()
The climate case for a career in mining
The clean energy transition requires minerals mining, but young workers are reluctant to join an industry known for exploitation.
