America’s latest discovery adds to a growing scramble for key minerals as the country races to reduce foreign dependence.

Precious Anga Lagos — Nigeria’s fast-growing lithium rush is leaving a dangerous trail in several mining communities, with illegal and poorly regulated operations exposing residents and workers to ...

Researchers developed a vermiculite membrane to efficiently extract lithium from seawater. This technology could reduce environmental damage and geopolitical risks tied to traditional lithium mining.

A breakthrough lithium-extraction method could help solve one of clean energy’s dirtiest problems. Researchers at Columbia ...

The companies asking the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission to approve their proposal for lithium royalties submitted an amended application to the commission Tuesday afternoon, which made changes that ...

Ghana stands at a decisive moment in its resource governance story. Lithium, once peripheral to global markets, has quickly become central to the energy transition. Countries with lithium reserves are ...

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 ...

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 Silver Peak mine in Nevada is the only operating lithium project in the United States. Expansion of the nation’s only operating lithium mine would likely have only a modest impact on its remote ...

Thea Riofrancos’s Extraction tells the story of how a critical mineral became the focus of a worldwide battle over the future of green energy and, by extension, capitalism. A worker holds lithium ...