Katie Brigham

Burying power lines is an expensive but highly effective way to curb the risk of utility-caused wildfires, which have devastated towns across California.

There are billions of tons of critical minerals on the ocean floor, but whether they should be mined has become a global controversy.

There are billions of tons and billions of dollars worth of critical minerals in the deep sea. However, the debate over whether or not to extract them has become a global controversy, due to potential ecological disruptions and the lack of international regulations governing this type of mining. One corporation, The Metals Company, is forging ahead and planning to begin extraction by 2025, leaving many concerned that this timeline is too aggressive considering the absence of global governance.

A suite of new but largely unproven technologies called direct lithium extraction could revolutionize lithium mining, making it more efficient and sustainable.

Chile has vast lithium reserves, and the recent release of the country’s state-led national lithium policy is ushering in a new era for the industry.

For-profit companies Plastic Bank and RePurpose Global are incentivizing plastic collection and recycling in developing nations and selling plastic credits.

Instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo makes it hard to know whether the minerals in our electronics are ethically sourced.

States and utility companies are investing in “cloud seeding” — a way to artificially increase precipitation in the drought-ridden American West and worldwide.

The first commercial solar electric vehicles are set to hit the European and U.S. markets in the coming years, manufactured by Sono, Aptera and Lightyear.

Sono Motors plans to bring a solar-powered EV to market in mid-2023. Priced at $25,000, it will hit the European market first, with plans to expand in the U.S.