Environment

America’s Mining Future Echoes Its Colonial Past

Johanna Hansel, Carla Samon Ros, Wyatt Myskow / Inside Climate News May 8, 2026 Companies have staked claims for more than 100 lithium mine projects. Tribes are among the most affected. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

The Year America Doubled Down on Critical Minerals

Rebecca Egan McCarthy, Anita Hofschneider, Tik Root / Grist Dec 19, 2025 In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under Trump. But what even are they? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Labor

What It’s Like to Work for the Billionaire ‘Nickel King’

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Dec 9, 2025 Labor activists are exposing deadly conditions for Indonesian workers who process battery nickel for Teslas and other electric cars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

Should We Go All-In on Electric Cars?

Ralph Nader / Nader.org Nov 16, 2023 Some auto dealers are concerned that consumers aren't being given the full truth about the issues with the current crop of EVs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Salton Sea Eyed for Lithium Extraction With New Tech

June Kim / Undark Sep 7, 2023 As companies with billionaire backing buy in, frontline communities weigh the economics with health and environment. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

TD Original

Neocolonialism: Pillaging the Earth for the ‘Climate’

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Aug 28, 2023 They saw the pillage of their sacred site as another iteration of rapacious techno-industrialism, the specialty of the white man’s culture. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Environment

The Global Race for Lithium Arrives in Rural Brazil

Sam Klein-Markman / NACLA Aug 3, 2023 The global energy transition is set to require a staggering increase in the lithium supply—and rural Brazil is the latest zone of extraction. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Environment

Lithium Mining Needed for EV Batteries Threatens the Environment, Indigenous Lands

Christopher Bonasia / The Energy Mix Feb 14, 2023 A new report says decarbonization requires limiting car dependency and electric vehicle (EV) battery size. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )