Measuring water availability for lithium extraction can still be unpredictable, especially in the high-altitude Lithium Triangle in Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. Current models can overestimate how ...

The push towards a green, battery-powered future comes with a major tradeoff. Student reporters from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University discovered that ...

Freshwater essential to lithium mining is running low in the world’s “Lithium Triangle,” a mineral-rich region in the Andean Plateau that stretches across parts of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and ...

New research led by UMass Amherst hydrologists sounds the alarm over mining practices that have immediate implications for transition to low-carbon economy AMHERST, Mass. — New research into lithium ...

SILVER PEAK, Nevada – Nyle Pennington, a veteran water scientist who tracks groundwater for local governments, stopped at a monitoring station just 1 mile from America’s only active commercial lithium ...

Increased lithium exposure in drinking groundwater was associated with a reduced risk for cancer, according to findings from a US study. The protective effect was observed across different cancer ...

Mo Alkhadra spent years of his life figuring out how to remove troublesome materials like toxic lead and radioactive waste from water. But as he progressed along his doctorate studies at MIT, he ...

TUSAQUILLAS, Argentina — Irene Leonor Flores de Callata, 68, treks along a bone-dry riverbed, guiding a herd of llamas and sheep through stretching desert. Flores de Callata’s native Kolla people have ...

Pennsylvania Plant to Begin Commercial Production of Battery-Grade Lithium by Early 2026; Long-term offtake agreement secured with U.S. battery manufacturer This announcement builds on last year’s ...

An innovative method for trapping lithium ions has led to a promising technology for extracting precious lithium isotopes—a ...