Solutions Photo by Dattatreya Patra on Unsplash Mining lithium for electric cars might harm flamingos in Chile Demand for electric vehicles is growing exponentially, with companies selling more EVs in a week last year than they did in all of 2012. And that could put flamingos and other birds at risk, a new study suggests.
Solutions Water or mineral? In Chile, a debate over lithium brine Scientists and local Indigenous communities warn of problems with lithium mining beneath the Atacama Salt Flat.
