A new report on the impact of lithium mining in South America’s lithium triangle has found that methods used by companies in the rush to extract the mineral in Chile’s Salar de Atacama has led to an ...
One of the country’s largest lithium deposits exists underground outside Charlotte, North Carolina. Communities living in the area were concerned about the effects of historic lithium mining on ...
This is a summary of a story that originally appeared on the Nicholas School of the Environment website. Duke researchers found no evidence of impacts to domestic well water from legacy, or historic, ...
Large-scale lithium mining may impact scarce and precious water resources and balance in Argentina’s arid ecosystems, says Clemente Flores, president of the El Angosto Indigenous community. Flores ...
The study found that projected U.S. light-duty EV adoption could cut life cycle GHG emissions by 61%, primary energy use by ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. In southeastern Brazil’s Jequitinhonha Valley, a region that is home to up to 85% of the country’s known lithium deposits, residents say the ...
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Critics of a proposed lithium mine near the Salton Sea entered round two of their fight to force stricter ...
Critical minerals—such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earth elements, copper, and graphite—are the backbone of the global energy transition. They power electric vehicles, enable renewable energy ...