copper
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Implementing the updated rule would “reduce emissions of toxic metals, primarily lead and arsenic, by nearly 50 percent” at the country’s several copper smelters, the EPA concluded.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Freeport-McMoRan’s massive copper mining and smelting operation sits on the hills above the towns of Miami, Claypool and Globe in eastern Arizona.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Even before electric cars, the typical American automobile contained more than a mile of copper wiring.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
In March, Mayor Karen Bass announced a plan to repair and replace up to 60,000 streetlights by harnessing solar power technology, so they’d no longer be reliant on the copper wire that keeps getting stolen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
“I'll give you a sheet of tin and a bundle of copper wire if you can fix it.”
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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