Most proposed lithium mines in the U.S. overlap with drought-prone regions — including in Nevada, Arizona and California — ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new report on the impact of lithium mining in South America’s lithium triangle finds the rush to extract lithium in Chile’s Salar de Atacama has ...

Like oil in the twentieth century, lithium is the ‘white gold’ of the twenty-first. Demand for this key element is driving economic growth based on the ‘renewable’ energy provided by lithium-ion ...

Concrete is the world's most manufactured item, with more than 25 billion tons used in construction each year. It's also responsible for consuming vast quantities of non-renewable resources, and ...

A method known as direct extraction is better for the environment, but has yet to prove itself economical. At a llama farm outside the picturesque desert town of Tilcara in the mineral-rich province ...

The authors of a study about the environmental effects of exploratory drilling for a proposed lithium mine in Serbia say their analysis was retracted at the behest of employees working for the mining ...

Demand for minerals such as lithium, cobalt, copper, and nickel is expected to surge as countries expand renewable energy and electric vehicle production. UN agencies and Indigenous groups warn that ...

Lithium-ion batteries are a linchpin of the clean energy transition. They power electric vehicles and allow us to harness wind and solar power even when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing ...