South Korea tightened rules on carrying lithium batteries on planes from Saturday, highlighting a growing risk to flights worldwide from the batteries used in cellphones and e-cigarettes which can malfunction to produce smoke,

EMR Metal Recycling said a lithium-ion battery that was "wrongly delivered" to the Camden shredding facility was likely the cause of a massive fire on Feb. 21.

In January, a lithium-ion battery-storage plant in Monterey County, Calif., caught fire and burned for days, prompting evacuations and school shut downs. Residents are concerned about their health.

Proponents of the transition to lithium batteries have discovered that successful electrification isn't about the batteries at all — it's about reimagining power infrastructure.

In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium—a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles—a team of researchers from Rice University's Elimelech lab has developed a breakthrough lithium extraction method that could reshape the industry.

The Volkswagen Group's China subsidiary and CATL , the world's largest battery maker, plan to collaborate on developing lithium batteries for Volkswagen's electrified cars in China, CATL said on Monday.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Artist and political activist Scott LoBaido and Community Board 3 member John Tabacco organized an emergency town hall meeting on Saturday to oppose speed cameras and battery storage sites on Staten Island.

A lithium-ion battery wrongly delivered to EMR scrapyard in Camden caused a massive fire Friday night, the company said.

Monterey County residents near Moss Landing were told late Tuesday to close their windows and doors overnight after a fire broke out at the Vistra Energy lithium-ion battery storage facility near the Moss Landing Harbor.