Freshwater essential to lithium mining is running low in the world’s “Lithium Triangle,” a mineral-rich region in the Andean ...
New research into lithium mining in the "Lithium Triangle" of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia—source of more than half of the ...
New research into lithium mining in the “Lithium Triangle” of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia — source of more than half of the ...
Trucks, heavy machinery, and pipelines now crisscross the desert landscape, transporting lithium-laden brine extracted from ...
California's biggest lake has languished for decades as increased salinity, a sinking waterline and a foul smell have robbed ...
New research reveals that current global water models dramatically overestimate the amount of freshwater available for ...
A team of researchers working on water purification unexpectedly uncovered a breakthrough method for isolating lithium-6, a ...
Lithium continues to be a rising star of the natural resources world, and Texas is working to stay on top of the legal issues related to ...
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 co ...