Are lithium batteries the key to sustainable energy—or a ticking environmental time bomb? Explore the complicated truth behind lithium extraction, its impact on local communities, and the struggle to ...
One of the biggest cleanup challenges from the Southern California fires is lithium-ion batteries, which can explode after damage or exposure to heat. The batteries are found in electric vehicles, ...
Researchers compared the environmental impacts of lithium-ion battery recycling to mining for new materials and found that recycling significantly outperforms mining in terms of greenhouse gas ...