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The LA fires burned a lot of lithium-ion batteries. What does that say about a clean energy future?
Lithium–ion batteries have been making headlines since the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires broke out a month ago. From ...
NBC Los Angeles on MSN4h
How the EPA is handling the unprecedented lithium-ion battery removal in wildfire burn areas
The EPA Phase 1 removal process involves clearing hazardous materials from properties, including widely used lithium ion ...
Streetsboro trash truck fire sparked by crushed lithium-ion battery
After extinguishing the blaze, firefighters began sifting through the smoldering debris and found “the remains of a ...
NBC Los Angeles9d
‘Unprecedented' number of lithium ion batteries complicates LA wildfires cleanup
What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County ...
‘Extremely disturbing’: High levels of heavy metals at Monterey estuary after lithium battery site fire
After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby ...
Norfolk Daily News1d
While useful, lithium batteries also have downsides
We might want to take a second look at lithium batteries. These batteries have provided us with wonderful rechargeable products. I love our cordless vacuum cleaner, rechargeable earbuds and rechargeab ...
ConsumerAffairs14h
Jazwares recalls America’s Got Talent Microphones with lithium-Ion batteries due to fire risk
Jazwares has issued a recall for 125,000 America’s Got Talent toy microphones with lithium-ion batteries because they pose a ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN6d
US firm achieves lithium battery breakthrough with liquid to solid electrolyte
Anthro Energy's Proteus is a new class of injectable phase-change electrolytes that impart advanced features into lithium-ion ...
Waste Advantage Magazine2d
Aqua Metals Expands Vision for Commercial Giga-Scale Lithium Battery Recycling
Aqua Metals, Inc., a pioneer in sustainable lithium battery recycling, announced an accelerated pathway intended to increase ...
Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...
In cleanup from California fires, lithium-ion batteries are a dangerous challenge
One of the biggest cleanup challenges from the Southern California fires is lithium-ion batteries, which can explode after ...
Daily Voice Putnam County NY on MSN4d
Lithium-Ion Battery Sparks Fire Outside Home In Peekskill
A lithium-ion battery caused a fire outside a Westchester residence early Sunday morning, Feb. 2, prompting firefighters to ...