Europe may need Russian nickel to meet its climate goals — and Indigenous activists may need…
Author: Maddie Stone
Native opposition to Nevada lithium mine grows
"Annihilating old growth sagebrush, Indigenous peoples’ medicines, food, and ceremonial grounds for electric vehicles isn’t very…
Bowing to investors, Microsoft will make its devices easier to fix
In a first-of-its-kind agreement, the company has committed to increasing access to spare parts and repair…
Can a tiny clothing company force the shipping industry to clean up its act?
This month, the Swiss outdoor clothing company Mammut took a small but “industry-leading” step toward addressing…
Can burying power lines prevent California’s next big wildfire?
PG&E, one of the country’s largest utilities, wants to put 10,000 miles of lines underground.
Can You Recycle a Hard Drive? Google Is Trying to Find Out
Rare-earth magnet recycling could reduce the need to mine for more resources, leading to more sustainable…
Can you recycle a hard drive? Google is quietly trying to find out
Rare earth magnet recycling is about so much more than sustainable data centers.
The US wants to make EV batteries without these foreign metals. Should it?
Nickel and cobalt have precarious international supply chains, but eliminating them from batteries raises tough questions.
Electronic waste will go down because of COVID, but for all the wrong reasons
"It is a reduction, though it is not good for the world."
The plan to turn coal country into a rare earth powerhouse
With plans for a Made-in-America renewable energy transformation, Biden administration ramps up efforts to extract rare…