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EPA facing monumental battery cleanup after LA wildfires
The deadly wildfire that ravaged Lahaina, Hawaii in 2023, destroyed more than 2,000 buildings, which took the EPA more than four months to clear hazardous materials. In Southern California, the EPA ...
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MIT’s technology brings critical materials back to production without toxic byproducts
K’s microwave plasma technology, called UniMelt, uses beams of tightly controlled thermal plasma to melt or vaporize ...
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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 ...
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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 concerns about evacuating in an electric vehicle, to the challenges of ...
Chinese battery maker CATL is resuming production at its Jiangxi mine, UBS says
Chinese battery giant CATL (300750.SZ) is resuming operations at its lithium lepidolite mine in China's Jiangxi province, USB said in a note on Thursday, four months after reports the company had ...
Taking the 'forever' out of 'forever chemicals': Scientists work out how to destroy the PFAS in batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are part of everyday life. They power small rechargeable devices such as mobile phones and laptops.
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US plasma tech melts metals at 6,000°F to mass-produce clean EV batteries
An MIT spin-off is working to restore critical materials production in the US while eliminating toxic byproducts. Named 6K, ...