We generally think of recycling as something that is good for the environment. And, by and large, that is the case; when done properly, recycling reduces the amount of waste in the world and allows ...

SPARKS, Nev. — When an EV battery dies somewhere in North America, there’s a good chance it’ll wind up here, among the sand and shrubs of the desert, to be reborn. This is the home of the biggest ...

Aerial view of lithium mining pits in Atacama Salt Flat, Chile, on July 29, 2024. The minerals found in an electric-car battery often travel thousands of miles around the world before the vehicles ...

(RTTNews) - Lithium-ion battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., a split-off from LG Chem, announced Thursday that it has established a joint venture with Toyota Tsusho Corp., a member of Japanese auto ...

One by one, people who live near a battery recycler in Eagan told state officials how they might have protected themselves if they had known the plant was spreading toxic lead in their neighborhood.

A California antipollution agency has renewed an operating permit for Ecobat’s lead-acid battery recycling facility in that state. The company says the DTSC’s decision is “based on years of technical ...