Direct lithium extraction has been hailed as a way to reduce mining impacts in South America but experts warn it may not be ...

A plan to extract lithium — the lustrous, white metal used in electric vehicle batteries — in southeast Utah is adding to an anxiety familiar in the arid American West: how the project could affect ...

Crews broke ground this week on the state’s first end-to-end produced water lithium project, a move expected to position East Texas as a player in the sector amid fierce global competition over ...

One of the world's largest lithium deposits was recently discovered outside of the triangle of South American countries that ...

Lithium is a critical mineral used in batteries for electric vehicles, grid storage, and a host of personal electronics. It ...

Twenty miles outside Corpus Christi, Texas — an area so dry the local water company distributes shower timers at high school football games — the world’s richest man is nearly done building a lithium ...

Increased renewable energy production requires a massive increase in lithium production. Lithium extraction in South America's Atacama Desert is highly water-intensive and threatens local water ...

A new era of industry is beginning in Shelby County as Select Water Solutions and Mariana Minerals broke ground this week on ...

This story is part of the Grist series Unearthed: The Mining Issue, which examines the global race to extract critical minerals for the clean energy transition. It was produced by Grist and ...

Researchers enhanced lithium detection by adding graphene to solid-contact electrodes, creating more stable, precise sensors ...