Officers tried to get into the vehicle to save the driver, but "due to the intensity of the flames and heat, they were unable ...

California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...

The battery-tech startup that spun out of Stanford University and based in San Jose, California, announced this week its ...

Ahead of the storm we checked our disaster kit and found alkaline batteries (Duracell D8 ) that were best by March 2015. We’re replacing them, but my question is what can we do with the old ones ?

While lithium-ion batteries play an important role in our lives, they also pose serious fire risks to waste and resource ...

Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire forced Claire Robinson to flee her Altadena home, she returned, donning a white hazmat ...

A fire on Tuesday involving a lithium-ion battery powered phone left a man hurt, despite firefighters saying he did everything right.

The Morro Bay City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to pause the city’s ability to process new battery plant development permits for the next 45 days. The ordinance said battery energy storage ...

“Historically, flame retardant use to meet flammability standards has resulted in documented health risks without ...

What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County ...

In what might seem like a headscratcher, China is now urging its citizens to trade in their lithium-ion battery-based ...

After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby ...