Copper, Brass and Bronze

Metal Thieves Are Stripping America’s Cities

Across the country, copper and other valuable materials have been stolen from streetlights, statues and even gravesites, costing millions to repair.

By Michael Corkery and Mark Abramson

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Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable

An unexpected decline in the price of an essential battery material, along with those of other commodities, is good news for buyers. But experts disagree on how long low prices will last.

By Jack Ewing and Clifford Krauss

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A Copper Mine Could Advance Green Energy but Scar Sacred Land

Tribal groups are fighting an Arizona project whose backers say increasing the supply of copper, crucial to batteries, would reduce fossil-fuel use.

By Clifford Krauss and Tamir Kalifa

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