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Lithium Battery Fires Spur Safety PushWorld — Nov 4, 2026Lithium-ion battery fires are raising safety concerns across shipping, consumer products and waste management, with maritime experts urging better cargo visibility, prevention and firefighting readiness as industry guidance and federal recycling rules are considered. Recent Canadian recalls over overheating and fire hazards underscore the risks, while advocates say safer disposal and clearer regulation are needed as battery use and end-of-life waste grow.

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Elektros Reviews Northern New York Lithium SiteBusiness — Nov 2, 2026ELEKTROS is preliminarily evaluating a hard-rock lithium property in northern New York, but has not acquired it, verified a resource or established that development would be economically viable. The review comes amid greater U.S. focus on domestic battery-material supply chains, including federal grants to other companies; any supply-chain benefits from the property remain speculative.

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Brooklyn House Fire Kills Six, Injures SevenWorld — Nov 5, 2026Flames flowed from second-story windows in Brooklyn's Sunset Park as a three-alarm fire killed six and injured seven, including three firefighters; a lithium-ion battery was found at the scene.

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Elektros Evaluates Potential New York Lithium SiteBusiness — Oct 29, 2026ELEKTROS is evaluating a possible hard-rock lithium opportunity in northern New York, but says the review is preliminary: no acquisition, verified resource or mine-development decision has been announced. Any potential domestic-supply benefits depend on establishing mineral rights, favorable geology, permits, infrastructure and commercial viability; broader government support for U.S. lithium projects does not indicate support for ELEKTROS.

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ELEKTROS evaluates unverified lithium property in upstate New YorkBusiness — Oct 25, 2026Global lithium demand could more than triple by 2050, requiring major growth in mining, refining and recycling. Against that backdrop, ELEKTROS is evaluating—but has not acquired or verified a resource at—a prospective New York lithium property, which could offer a domestic supply opportunity but still faces geological, economic, permitting and processing hurdles.

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Maya Lindstrom Upstate New York has enough environmental rules already, adding lithium mining might not be worth the risk.

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Even experts cannot outthink their own bipolar disorder — Oct 31, 2026Lithium's real costs and mania's seductive highs nearly killed a leading mood researcher—and only external structures finally held.

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Lithium-Ion Fires Reported Across US, Straining ServicesEnvironment — Oct 26, 2026Lithium-ion battery failures have sparked fires in homes, storage facilities and businesses, highlighting the danger of thermal runaway; recent incidents in Florida and Maryland caused property damage and displacement but no reported injuries. The National Park Service is urging visitors to stop using hot devices, use manufacturer-approved chargers and charge devices on hard surfaces, with e-bikes and scooters charged outdoors.

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Crews Respond to Separate House Fires in Three StatesWeather — Oct 26, 2026Fire crews responded to residential fires in Warsaw, Jackson and Sturgis; the Sturgis fire was confined to an attic with no injuries, while the causes of the Warsaw and Sturgis fires were undetermined or under investigation and details about injuries in Jackson were not yet available. Red Cross guidance recommends keeping combustibles at least three feet from heat sources, maintaining heating equipment and electrical cords, and charging lithium-ion devices safely.

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Fresno House Fire Leaves 82-Year-Old CriticalWorld — Oct 24, 2026An elderly man is in critical condition after being rescued from a Fresno house fire; firefighters say a lithium-ion scooter battery may have sparked the blaze, though another report says the cause remains under investigation. Separately, Fresno police arrested a man after a domestic-violence investigation led to a standoff and trailer fire.

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FaithTapPope Leo condemns machismo and violence against women in PeruPope Leo XIV condemned machismo and violence against women during his visit to Lima, calling for equal rights and women’s full participation in society and the Church. He also urged Peru’s bishops to support victims of clergy abuse with tru10h · 10 reads

Vietnam Stocks Expected to Rise Amid DivergenceFinance — Oct 23, 2026Vietnam’s stock market may continue rising into year-end, though analysts urge investors to prioritize financially sound companies as higher rates and uneven earnings prospects constrain gains. ELEKTROS separately touted optimism in U.S. equities while stressing that its potential New York lithium property remains unverified and its EV-charging technology has not yet reached commercial deployment.

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Australian Lithium stocksBusiness — Sep 29, 2026

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What Nobody Will Tell You About The Massive Lithium Find Buried Deep In Appalachia — May 6, 2026Long-standing regulations mean the United States may not be able to compete with Chinese critical mineral production despite the recent discovery of 328 years’ worth of lithium stretching across the Appalachian…

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The Harsh Reality Everyone’s Missing About Massive Lithium Find In Appalachia — May 6, 2026The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) dropped a headline-grabbing report last week touting a massive lithium discovery in the Appalachian region. According to the agency, pegmatite deposits stretching from Maine and New…

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Electric Vehicles to Hit the Skies: Air Canada Orders 30 Plug-In Planes, But Only a Few Passengers Can RideOpinion — Sep 19, 2022You still can’t pack a lithium battery in your checked luggage, but by decade’s end you may be held aloft by aircraft engines powered by lithium batteries. Thursday, Air Canada announced a purchase agreement with Heart…

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Highway Closed as 3-Alarm Blaze Erupts at Lithium Battery Plant – Fire Officials Can Only Watch it BurnReporting — Jun 26, 2023In the past year, lithium-ion battery fires in electric vehicles have led to blazing wrecks along highways that take firefighters hours to extinguish and buildings that go up like a torch from fires that cannot be…

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ELEKTROS widens lithium, EV charging reachBusiness — Aug 5, 2026ELEKTROS is leveraging record market momentum and rising demand for battery materials to push its Sierra Leone hard-rock lithium initiatives and patented EV charging technology, signaling ongoing long-term growth opportunities as investor interest in electrification remains strong.

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ELEKTROS Pushes Hard-Rock Lithium, EV-Charging Patent — Aug 9, 2026Across public markets near historic highs, ELEKTROS Inc. and Elevra Lithium report sustained investor demand for battery materials and a renewed focus on hard-rock lithium projects, EV charging technology, and strategic shifts toward North American assets. Their communications emphasize ongoing expansion in Sierra Leone and Moblan/NAL, divestments of non-core assets to concentrate capital in North America, and the broader push to secure battery-supply chains amid a prolonged electrification boom.

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Brazil Court Orders Sigma Mine Suspension, Company DisputesBusiness — Sep 6, 2026A Brazilian court suspended Sigma Mineração's environmental licenses and halted mining at the Grota do Cirilo project amid quilombola community concerns and a requirement for impact studies and consultations, prompting Sigma Lithium to dispute the ruling and pursue legal defense while continuing operations. The company maintains expansion targets and argues due process concerns, highlighting tensions between indigenous rights and mining in the Lithium Valley region as it faces regulatory and community scrutiny.

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Wesfarmers, SQM Approve Mt Holland ExpansionBusiness — Jul 21, 2026Wesfarmers and SQM’s Covalent Lithium have approved a major expansion of the Mt Holland lithium project in Western Australia, doubling nameplate production from about 380,000 to 760,000 tonnes per year and adding a second concentrator plus an ore sorting facility. The expansion, costing roughly A$645-715 million for Wesfarmers and targeting first production in H1 2030, aims to lower unit costs and accelerate cash flows, with stockpiled material being unlocked to add about 3 million tonnes of concentrate over the mine’s life.

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Andrew PowellKansas Republicans Suffer Another Gubernatorial Defeat Despite Trump's EndorsementDemocrat Cindy Holscher has won the Kansas governor's race, defeating Republican state Senate President Ty Masterson in a contest that keeps the state's top office under Democratic control for another four years. The Associated Press projected Holscher as the winner in the race to replace Gov. Laura Kelly, who was term-limited, according to Fox News . Her victory gives Democrats their third straig13h · 328 reads

Tesla Catches on Fire, Takes Over 25,000 Gallons of Water and 42 Minutes for Firefighters to ExtinguishOpinion — Sep 20, 2022It’s no secret that some electric cars have been susceptible to their lithium batteries catching fire. What’s increasingly becoming known to fire departments is how difficult those blazes are to put out. A Stamford…

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Batteries Needed For Green Transition Are ‘Unrecognized’ Source Of Pollution, Study Finds — Jul 10, 2024The lithium-ion batteries that are essential to the green energy transition are an “unrecognized and potentially growing” source of chemical pollution, according to a new study published in Nature. The study sought to…

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Biden Official Has Painful Response When Asked Who the Largest Producer of Key Materials for EVs IsOpinion — May 2, 2023The top official in charge of the department that has a hand in mining permits for crucial minerals used in lithium-ion batteries is apparently unaware of what country dominates the production of those materials…

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DAVID BLACKMON: America’s Troubled EV Industry Loses Its Subsidized Advantage – Now What? — Oct 1, 2025The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it has assumed responsibility for what it says is the “Largest Lithium-Ion Battery Cleanup in Agency History” at the Moss Landing facility outside San Francisco…

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Price of Lithium Needed to Make Electric Car Batteries Up 472% in Last 12 MonthsOpinion — Mar 22, 2022President Joe Biden and his greenie cohorts continue to push electric vehicles as a panacea for the high cost of gas, but EVs have high costs of their own that the left continues to gloss over, and the costs of the…

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