Researchers are investigating the residual effects of lithium mining — and shedding light on the potential impacts of future mining operations.

Under no projections for global temperature rise can the United States supply the amount of water demanded by lithium mines ...

The US may not have enough water to support its lithium ambitions, a new Northwestern Engineering study has found. An essential ingredient for electric vehicle (EV) batteries and other clean energy ...

Lithium solved a very real problem, offering energy density high enough to make modern portable electronics and electric ...

Concrete is the world's most manufactured item, with more than 25 billion tons used in construction each year. It's also responsible for consuming vast quantities of non-renewable resources, and ...

The world's largest known lithium deposit exists within a vast salt pan called the Salar de Uyuni, which stretches for thousands of square miles atop a high, dry Andean plateau in Bolivia. For most of ...

Despite promises of bringing cash and clean energy to a long-struggling region in the California desert, a new lithium mining project is already under scrutiny for allegedly ignoring the severe ...

Lithium carbonate prices climbed back above $25,000 per tonne this week, up more than 170% from their June 2025 low, after ...