Lithium mining operations can contribute to both air and water pollution. The extraction process releases dust and other particulates into the air, which can have adverse effects on air quality ...

But since lithium is considered a metal, the deposit owners are regulated under the state's tough mining laws. But after ...

A generic 40-kilowatt-hour electric vehicle battery, about the size in a Nissan Leaf, requires over 8 pounds of lithium, over ...

Washington state needs lithium to meet the demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy. But mines add to a legacy of ...

Stephen Mensah, a 90-year-old elder of Ewoyaa, a tiny community in Ghana’s Central Region, would soon lose the place he has ...

"Electric cars aren't pollution-free; they have to get their energy from somewhere." - Alexandra Paul You'd have to have been ...

Lithium mining is here to stay, and it’s part of the future of the state economy. Moan, whose organization has worked with the Desert Research Institute on establishing guidelines for protecting ...

As the electric vehicle and renewable energy markets continue to grow, the need for lithium to manufacture batteries will grow with it, potentially to the point where demand outstrips the mining ...

Significant lithium deposits found in Odisha’s Nayagarh may transform India's EV sector. However, lack of refining infrastructure and environmental concerns pose hurdles to large-scale mining ...

Above each house in the village, shimmering in the evening sun, these black flags represent the Indigenous Lickanantay people's resistance to the lithium mining that many say is tearing their ...