Powering Electric Cars: the Race to Mine Lithium in America’s Backyard The experience of one mining company in rural North Carolina suggests the road ahead will be hard to navigate. By Aime Williams, The Financial Times
Inside Clean Energy: In a World Starved for Lithium, Researchers Develop a Method to Get It from Water By Dan Gearino
Environmentalists in Chile Are Hoping to Replace the Country’s Pinochet-Era Legal Framework With an ‘Ecological Constitution’ By Katie Surma
As the US Rushes After the Minerals for the Energy Transition, a 150-Year-Old Law Allows Mining Companies Free Rein on Public Lands By Jim Robbins