As holiday shoppers buy more devices powered by lithium‑ion batteries, safety concerns are rising. Fires linked to these ...

Starting this year, California consumers will pay a 1.5% fee on all products with an embedded battery under a law that aims to curb the risk of battery fires and increase the recycling of lithium batt ...

From laptops to vapes, lithium‑ion devices are driving emergency landings and evacuations as airlines push for stronger rules ...

While the technology is popular because of its light weight, high energy density, and ability to recharge, these kinds of ...

Under the Portable and Medium-Format Battery Stewardship Act, producers of batteries are required to fund and manage the collection, transportation and recycling of certain batteries.

BRUNSWICK HILLS, Ohio (WOIO) — Lithium-ion batteries can pose serious dangers if they’re damaged or used incorrectly. Most of us use these devices every day without even thinking about it. And a new ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) — All week long Fire Departments across KELOLAND are talking about Fire Prevention Week. The Rapid City Department has been focusing on lithium ion batteries and the fires that ...

A fire investigator determined the fire was started by thermal runaway from a lithium-ion battery that was among the ...

Incidents involving lithium batteries are getting more common, so airlines are getting stricter about power banks due to the ...

The dog "counter-surfed while his humans (a CHFD family) were away and got hold of a device with a lithium ion battery," the Chapel Hill Fire Department said Chapel Hill Fire Department/Facebook A dog ...

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau revealed in a new report on Thursday, Dec. 18 that a fire in a passenger jet’s overhead locker was caused by a power bank with a lithium-ion battery ...