Is New York City sinking? 2023 study measures subsidence
New research estimates the city's landmass is sinking at an average rate of 1 to 2 millimeters per year, something referred to as “subsidence.”
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New research estimates the city's landmass is sinking at an average rate of 1 to 2 millimeters per year, something referred to as “subsidence.”
New research estimates the city's landmass is sinking at an average rate of 1 to 2 millimeters per year, something referred to as “subsidence.”
Progressives might want electric cars, but what they don’t want is the lithium and cobalt necessary to manufacture their batteries mined here in the U.S. That kind of mining is nasty business.
The best solution of what to do with coal ash in leaking power plant ponds to encapsulate it on site and incorporated into an energy storage system that can be called up when the sun's not shining and the wind is not blowing.
Coal ash is the second largest industrial waste stream in the U.S., amounting to 70 million tons produced annually[ii]. It is incredibly toxic.