Urges President of U.S. and Congress to investigate environmental and labor risks of lithium-ion battery mining fields.

Assembly Resolution 58, introduced by Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger, is a non-binding resolution urging the U.S. President and Congress to investigate environmental and labor risks in lithium mining for battery production. It highlights environmental concerns like high water usage, carbon emissions, and landscape damage in major lithium-producing countries (e.g., Australia, Chile, Argentina), and labor issues including child labor in cobalt mining (used in lithium batteries) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The resolution does not create legal requirements but calls for federal action to address these supply chain impacts. It is directed at the federal government, with copies sent to the President, Congress, and New Jersey's congressional delegation.