Mining

Deep-Sea Mining’s Dirty Dilemma

Mining promises to kick up a bunch of seafloor-smothering sediment. The question is: how much?

U.S. Can Shift to EV’s Without Widespread, Destructive Mining, Report Finds

"The question is not whether we decarbonize the transportation sector, but how we decarbonize it.”

The EV Revolution Brings Environmental Uncertainty at Every Turn

As demand for electric vehicles ramps up, environmental stumbling blocks have emerged.

Device Made for the Moon May Aid in Carbon Sequestration on Earth

A pocket-sized device intended for use on the Moon could soon play a key role in Japan’s ambitious plans to sequester carbon dioxide.

The Future is Circular

Our current economy is built on taking finite materials and turning them into waste, so we can consume more finite materials. The system needs a complete overhaul.

EV Battery Recycling is Costly. These Five Startups Could Change That

Meet the American companies making lithium-ion battery recycling more profitable and sustainable than it’s ever been.

Two Southwest Tribes Raise Concerns Over Uranium Storage

Tribal communities in Arizona and Utah face environmental problems connected to the same radioactive resource: uranium.

Meet the Recycling Start-up Hustling to Keep EV Batteries Out of Landfills

Just four years after launching a pilot plant in Canada, Li-Cycle has raised US$500 million from high profile investors to build out EV battery recycling plants and hubs across the U.S.

The U.S. Is Not Winning The EV Race

Despite Tesla's success, the U.S. has already fallen behind China and faces massive supply chain problems going forward.

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