The waste and recycling industry is adopting new systems, technologies and educational programs to manage these materials ...

A fire in Aurora on Thursday was yet another in less than a week that had firefighters working to try to extinguish lithium battery fires. A townhome on Aurora's South Ensenada Street had heavy damage ...

The batteries come in many shapes and sizes and are found in e-bikes, electric tools and everyday electronics.

WASHINGTON — It may have seemed like a freak accident Thursday when a cellphone exploded at Roosevelt High School, but the number of fires and injuries involving a lithium-ion battery has been growing ...

Every year, millions of lithium-ion batteries reach the end of their useful life and disappear into landfills, scrap chains ...

From vape pens to AirPods and toys, so many of the electronic products we use today are powered with lithium batteries, and when they are not disposed of properly, they can be a fire danger. A 2021 ...

Electrification of transportation and the power grid all but require lithium to make batteries—but mining it takes a toll on ...