A trove of lithium-rich brine exists underground in Bolivia. Researchers conducted the first comprehensive chemical analysis of wastewater associated with mining the resource.

Researchers from the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences published a study assessing the viability of an alternative ...

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 ...

A new study from Stanford University found that recycling lithium-ion batteries can significantly reduce greenhouse gas ...

Stanford research shows battery recycling is more eco-friendly than mining, reducing energy use and emissions, and ensuring a ...

"We will be a sacrifice zone in every sense of that term." Locals fear new massive mining project will have devastating ...

A study finds recycling lithium-ion batteries emits less than half the greenhouse gases of mining and uses one-fourth the ...

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval has been received for the next phase of exploration and evaluation at the ...

Social and environmental groups sued last year saying the $1.8 billion Hell’s Kitchen project could cause water and air ...

The court ordered the Ministry of Mining to conduct a thorough environmental impact study ... affecting ongoing lithium extraction projects in the region. This decision underscores the balancing ...

Recycling lithium-ion batteries to recover their critical metals has significantly lower environmental impacts than mining virgin metals, according to a new Stanford University lifecycle analysis ...