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Millions of Americans are drinking water contaminated with PFAS

Hundreds of communities across the US were found to have drinking water contaminated with dangerous levels of PFAS.

Eco-Innovation

Electric planes could take flight with this new battery technology

Battery performance and safety have long stood in the way of electrifying aviation but that could soon change.

Europe Decoded

Explained: The EU’s handicap in the race for raw materials

The EU is highly dependent on third countries for the raw materials needed to engineer its energy transition and digital transformation.

Mobility

UK building Europe's first lithium refinery to power 1m electric cars

As well as providing batteries for the rising numbers of EVs, the plant expects to cut lithium’s current carbon footprint by 80 per cent.

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World News

Von der Leyen signs multi-million euro lithium deal in Chile

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Chilean President Gabriel Boric have agreed a deal on lithium to make electric vehicle batteries.

Living

Why an ‘all solid-state battery’ could save EV owners a lot of time

The Japanese automotive company are playing catch up after criticism they haven't done enough to fight the climate crisis.

World News

Euroviews. Europe’s raw materials rush does not justify hiding lithium's dangers

A scientifically-backed proposal to classify three lithium salts as toxic to reproduction under Europe’s hazard system is at a dead end, and business -- including potential harm to workers handling lithium salts -- continues as usual, Natacha Cingotti writes.

Eco-Innovation

What can making salad dressing teach us about recycling batteries?

‘Once we have brought the metals to Europe, it would be silly to send them back to manufacture new batteries abroad’.

Europe News

The EU aims to have 40% of its green technology homegrown by 2030

The European Commission has proposed a new industrial strategy to cut down the bloc's dependency on countries like China.

Eco-Innovation

India’s first ever lithium discovery gets mixed reactions from locals

India has found what it was looking for in Jammu and Kashmir, but locals fear the consequences of ‘fiddling with nature’.

Europe Decoded

Lithium’s green potential fails to defuse opposition to mining in EU

The push to mine precious metals needed for the green transition sets the EU Commission on a collision course with concerned citizens.

Eco-Innovation

Sea salt batteries could be a cheap, green alternative to lithium

Lithium - the main component in most electric batteries - can be costly to mine. But researchers have made a breakthrough with alternative ‘molten salt’ batteries.

Living

Vapes are a 'new threat' to the planet, experts warn

Research by Material Focus found that around 1.3 million single-use e-cigarettes are thrown away in the UK every week.

Green News

The US is mining more lithium. What does that mean for the planet?

The US currently has only one operational lithium mine. That could soon change, with multiple new projects in development across the country.

Living

‘We can’t eat lithium’: South Americans strike back at mining industry

Lithium extraction requires vast amounts of water, and is jeopardising people's lives and livelihoods in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.

Eco-Innovation

Meet the man using e-waste to build solar lamps in Nigeria

In Nigeria, a local company called QuadLoop is turning electronic waste into solar lanterns as a way to fight the energy crisis and climate change.

Green News

Massive French lithium mine set to open as electric car sales surge

French minerals company Imerys is set to open a massive lithium mine in France which could produce 34,000 tonnes of the rare earth metal per year.

Travel News

Are AirTags banned on flights? Here’s what the airlines say

Lufthansa and IATA think AirTags are safe to use on flights - so why are the bag-tracking devices still banned?

Eco-Innovation

Cheaper electric vehicles are coming despite high battery costs

The new Equinox EV is only slightly more expensive than regular compact SUVs.

Eco-Innovation

This low cost battery could cut the cost of green energy in your home

Scientists at MIT have invented a new battery to back-up renewables, at a sixth of the cost of the standard model.