lithium ion batteries

How to Think About the Extractive Problem of Lithium Mining

Electrification of transportation and the power grid all but require lithium to make batteries—but mining it takes a toll on delicate ecosystems. Still, there are reasons for hope.

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

South Texas Officials Didn’t Know Tesla Was Discharging Lithium Refinery Wastewater Into Local Ditch

By Arcelia Martin

A Year Out From One of the World’s Largest Battery Facility Fires

By Claire Barber

Vehicle-to-Grid Power Is Becoming a Reality, But Why Isn’t Progress Faster?

By Dan Gearino

Moss Landing Battery Fire Leads to Health Fears, Evidence of Contamination and Concerns About Overreaction

By Dan Gearino, Kiley Price

Making Sense of the Giant Fire that Could Set Back Energy Storage

By Dan Gearino

Pennsylvania’s Fracking Wastewater Contains a ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Critical Clean Energy Mineral Lithium

By Kiley Bense

A Battery Company CEO on the ‘Massive’ Effect of the Inflation Reduction Act

By Dan Gearino

Inside Clean Energy: Here Come the Battery Recyclers

By Dan Gearino