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Delmarva Today

Delmarva Today 10-20-23 (Part 4) The Environmental Cost of Aluminum

By Don Rush

Published October 20, 2023 at 9:37 AM EDT

Aluminum is a light weight metal that has been a key element in the production of green energy such as solar panels and wind turbines.
But the Environmental Integrity Project says there is an environmental cost to the way it is currently being produced. Delmarva Public Media's Don Rush talks with Nadia Steinzor, a policy and research analyst for the project, about its impact and what can be done.

Delmarva Today

Don Rush

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.

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