The Latest Breaking News from lithium

A federal judge has sided with the Biden administration and a mining company in a fight with environmentalists and tribal leaders trying to block a huge lithium mine in Nevada near the Oregon line

The Mexican government's latest move to tighten control over its potentially lucrative lithium reserves fails to resolve the puzzle of how it can lure needed private industry expertise while keeping most profits for state coffers.

Conservationists are seeking an emergency court order to block construction of a lithium mine near the Nevada-Oregon line

Tesla is reportedly considering buying a Brazilian lithium mining company that would aid its battery-producing efforts.

Federal rules for mining haven't been updated since Ulysses S. Grant was president

Americans are increasingly buying electric cars. Electrochemists and their innovations will drive down the cost of powering them.

Companies to feature this week include equiwatt, Leathers LLP, Advanced Composites Engineering and Tees Valley Lithium

Northern Portugal is believed to contain the largest lithium reserves in Europe. These resources have attracted the attention of some of the world's largest mining companies. London-based firm Savannah Resources wants to open the continent's biggest open-cast lithium mine in the village of Covas do Barroso by 2026. Supporters of…

Lithium has become a vital component for the batteries that power electric cars. But with neither mines nor refineries on its soil, can Europe break its dependence on foreign imports? The Down to Earth team takes a closer look.