To all of the fossil fuel defenders who are now suddenly worried about the environmental impact of lithium mining, I have a question: What changed? Where was your faux outrage over the mining of ...

EL CENTRO, Calif. (CN) — Imperial County’s plans to allow companies to mine lithium from the drying Salton Sea do not violate California’s environmental quality rules despite the concerns of local ...

Researchers explored the environmental impacts of fluid abstraction in closed-basin lithium brine systems, emphasizing that the extraction of fresh groundwater poses a greater threat to ...

Lithium is essential for the clean energy transition, but its extraction often involves severe environmental and health consequences. AlkaLi, a startup company, aims to revolutionize lithium ...

The transition to a lower carbon future depends on electric vehicles, and the batteries in those vehicles depend on lithium. That's a mineral in short supply and in big demand. But mining lithium can ...

Here’s a thoroughly modern riddle: what links the battery in your smartphone with a dead yak floating down a Tibetan river? The answer is lithium – the reactive alkali metal that powers our phones, ...

Off-road vehicles are driven on the property owned by Controlled Thermal Resources, which will be mined for lithium along the Salton Sea, in Niland, Calif., Thursday, July 15, 2021. Welcome to ...

Mississippi sits on the Smackover Formation, which contains one of the nation’s highest-grade lithium brines. The element is ...

Standard Lithium (AMEX:SLI) has commissioned the largest continuously operating direct lithium extraction (DLE) unit in North America, taking a significant step towards establishing the company as a ...

A proposed lithium mine in Serbia is spurring protests over its potential impact on the environment. The mineral is in high demand because it’s crucial for the batteries that run electric vehicles.