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

As dangerous lithium-ion battery fires are on the rise, regulators and manufacturers are scrambling for solutions. Unfortunately, one common strategy may cause serious health harm and not work to slow ...

Daniel Madrzykowski and Nathaniel Sauer provide the details of the Fire Safety Research Institute's testing that shed more ...

Manufacturers are adding harmful flame retardants to plastic cases surrounding the lithium-ion batteries in earbuds, e-bikes, ...

What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County neighborhoods destroyed by the Eaton and Palisades fires.

Letting lithium-ion battery fires burn out is not unusual because they burn ... “It doesn’t appear that the fire department had the appropriate fire retardants to minimize this fire and have to resort ...

“It doesn’t appear that the fire department had the appropriate fire retardants to minimize ... Experts say lithium batteries are a safe technology essential for lowering carbon emissions ...

When lithium ion batteries catch fire, the resulting chemical reaction is toxic. Here's how the EPA is safely rendering these rechargeable batteries safe at the Palisades Fire debris staging area.

As dangerous lithium-ion battery fires are on the rise, regulators and manufacturers are scrambling for solutions. Unfortunately, one common strategy may cause serious health harm and not work to slow ...

Lithium battery factories are multiplying across ... “It doesn’t appear that the fire department had the appropriate fire retardants to minimize this fire and have to resort to actually ...

Lithium-ion batteries might have no visible signs ... EPA team members wear fire-resistant clothes under protective suits, masks and other protection. Collected batteries are de-energized so ...