Articles by Maddie Stone
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![Aerial photo of a nickel mine]()
![Aerial photo of a nickel mine]()
The US wants to make EV batteries without these foreign metals. Should it?
Nickel and cobalt have precarious international supply chains, but eliminating them from batteries raises tough questions.
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![Collage: Pieces of a broken smartphone put together with pieces of a new smartphone]()
![Collage: Pieces of a broken smartphone put together with pieces of a new smartphone]()
Electronic waste will go down because of COVID, but for all the wrong reasons
"It is a reduction, though it is not good for the world."
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![An old mining cart with cell phones, an electric car, and wind turbines inside of it]()
![An old mining cart with cell phones, an electric car, and wind turbines inside of it]()
The plan to turn coal country into a rare earth powerhouse
With plans for a Made-in-America renewable energy transformation, Biden administration ramps up efforts to extract rare earth minerals from coal waste.
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![Variety of tools making an American flag]()
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Should customers be able to repair their devices? This federal agency says yes.
Tech lobbyists say letting people fix their own stuff is too dangerous. The Federal Trade Commission isn't buying it.
