One of the biggest obstacles on the road to a low-carbon energy future is caused by the rare-earth element lithium, a ...

A new report on the impact of lithium mining in South America’s lithium triangle has found that methods used by companies in ...

The mining of lithium for batteries – the key to the electric vehicle revolution and levelling out the power supplied by ...

The increasing demand for lithium to support electric vehicle production is placing a significant strain on global freshwater resources, especially in already arid regions like the Lithium Triangle. A ...

TUSAQUILLAS, Argentina — Irene Leonor Flores de Callata, 68, treks along a bone-dry riverbed, guiding a herd of llamas and sheep through stretching desert. Flores de Callata’s native Kolla people have ...

And lastly, the Army Corps will assess Atlanta’s water system after recent water main breaks. “We come in and do assessments of the system and find out what needs to be done as far as age of the pipes ...

A lithium boom in southeastern Utah is only getting bigger, and the mining companies involved in two new explorations for the mineral want to use a lot of water. The Bureau of Land Management recently ...

A first-ever study from the U.S. Geological Survey found roughly 40 percent of groundwater contains lithium above EPA’s health reference level. The U.S. Geological Survey mapped for the first time ...

Lithium fell into favor mid-century as effective in bipolar disorder (and more), then fell out due to side effects. Now, we ...

The batteries in both electric vehicles and common household tools can cause fires if they end up in floodwaters after a ...