Residents in Middle Village are angry about the lithium-ion battery storage facility.
Residents Rally Against Battery Storage Plans in Queens Tensions are boiling over in Queens, where local residents and lawmakers gathered for a rally on Thursday to voice their anger over plans for a lithium-ion battery storage site near a school. “This is truly unacceptable,” said Paul Pogorzelski, the rally organizer, as around 40 demonstrators stood […]
WPI discovery turns old lithium-ion batteries into new ones
Trump’s administration reverses the Obama era emissions rules Recently, there’s been a notable discussion about President Donald Trump and the Environmental Protection Agency moving to repeal emissions regulations that were put in place by former President Barack Obama. As the demand for clean energy continues to increase, so does the need for effective storage solutions. […]
Electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries challenge California wildfire cleanup
The highly flammable lithium -ion batteries used in electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles have complicated the efforts of cleanup in the Los Angeles district, which has been devastated due to wildfire damage. The Federal Purification Phase 1 is underway because the Surveyor of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working to remove and dispose of […]
NYC high school fire sparked by lithium-ion battery renews fears around dangerous devices
Lithium-ion batteries used in a student project caused a fire at Staten Island Technical High School, injuring a firefighter. Concerns are growing over schools' safety efforts over dangerous devices. The fire broke out on the third floor of the elite school around 7pm on December 6, and required 12 units and 60 firefighters to put […]
NYC bike shop goes up in flames — and lithium-ion batteries are likely to blame for the blaze: FDNY
An electric bike shop in Queens caught fire early Thursday morning. One firefighter was injured in the blaze, which was likely caused by a faulty lithium-ion battery, New York Fire Department officials said. According to authorities, the fire started around 2:30 a.m. at Kings Electric Scooters on Jamaica Street. Fire officials said one firefighter suffered […]
Dog sparks Tulsa house fire by chewing on lithium-ion battery
Wow! A wild video captures the moment a rowdy dog unknowingly sinks its teeth into a lithium-ion battery, sparking a fire that quickly spreads through an Oklahoma home. A white puppy can be seen gnawing at a rechargeable cell phone battery, while a second brown dog and a black cat sit unconscious nearby. Pet camera […]
Oklahoma dog starts house fire after chewing on lithium-ion battery
Video released by the Tulsa Fire Department in Oklahoma shows a dog unintentionally starting a house fire by gnawing at a lithium-ion battery. In the video, captured by an indoor security camera in the living room of a home, two dogs and a cat are seen as one of the dogs begins gnawing at a […]
Container of lithium-ion batteries falls off truck, ignites, causing nearly 48-hour shutdown on I-15 between LA and Las Vegas
A large tractor-trailer crashed and caught fire on the shoulder of northbound Interstate 15 in San Bernardino County, California. The fire posed such a danger to the local area that the highway was closed for nearly two days, stranding travelers for hours. Just before 6 a.m. Friday, a large trailer carrying a container containing six […]
More NYC fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in two months than in all of 2019: FDNY chief
Lithium-ion batteries, used in electric bicycles and other electronic mobility devices, have soared in popularity during the pandemic-driven delivery boom and are now a leading cause of fires in New York City, FDNY officials said. FDNY Chief Fire Marshal Daniel Flynn told the Post that fires related to lithium-ion batteries have increased nearly nine times […]