
OpinionJanuary 1, 2024
There’s a Better Way to Mine for Electric Vehicle Batteries
We do not want to trade the harm of emissions from gasoline vehicles for the harm caused by unsustainable mining practices
Sangita Kannan is a Ph.D. student at the Colorado School of Mines studying how lithium and other critical minerals figure into the energy transition conversation.

There’s a Better Way to Mine for Electric Vehicle Batteries
We do not want to trade the harm of emissions from gasoline vehicles for the harm caused by unsustainable mining practices