Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 18—Long considered a worthless nuisance, the produced water from oil and natural gas wells may end up bringing yet another ...
The global demand for lithium has skyrocketed over the last several years due to the rapid growth of the electric vehicle market and grid-storage solutions. Currently, production capacity is limited ...
The increasing demand for lithium to support electric vehicle production is placing a significant strain on global freshwater resources, especially in already arid regions like the Lithium Triangle. A ...
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 ...
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 ...
As Nevada gears up for the next few years of its lithium boom, a new study is calling attention to what’s most at stake — water. Lithium, used in electric vehicle batteries, is considered a critical ...
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 ...
Long considered a worthless nuisance, the produced water from oil and natural gas wells may end up bringing yet another treasure to a region already packed with them. Lithium is a a soft, silvery ...