This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Critics of a proposed lithium mine near the Salton Sea entered round two of their fight to force stricter ...

Imperial County stands at the cusp of a transformative moment. Sitting atop vast reserves of lithium, enough to power nearly 400 million electric vehicles, we have the chance not only to revolutionize ...

But soon, prices crashed back down to earth. We saw lower-than-expected demand for EVs in the US, and developers ramped up mining and processing to meet demand. Through late 2024 and 2025, lithium ...

Lithium batteries are in the news constantly. But lithium has plenty of other uses. It's a drug for bipolar disorder. It used to be put in soda for hangovers, and it saved the lives of the Apollo 13 ...

Imperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California. Its Salton Sea, the state’s biggest and most toxic lake, is an environmental disaster. The county also ...

Lithium, a widely used treatment for bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, has shown early promise in suppressing HIV, McGill University researchers report.

THE African Development Bank (AfDB) says Zimbabwe is well positioned to reap huge benefits from the surging global demand for minerals such as lithium, with the country ranked the fifth producer in ...

Many climate experts see its deserts as a place to build the green-energy future. For two local activists, the price is too great. Patrick Donnelly and Naomi Fraga in a salt flat on the edge of Ash ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers from Germany have improved lithium recovery from a rocky material. The team used a natural compound derived from the ...

Swiss scientists develop safer and longer-lasting batteries, reducing explosions and tripling their useful life.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Critics of a proposed lithium mine near the Salton Sea entered round two of their fight to force stricter ...