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Lithium and a healthy Salton Sea can coexist. Here's how

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Jan. 26, there was an opening ceremony at the Salton Sea for the construction of a big new plant to produce lithium. Presiding ...

The Salton sea’s hidden heat powers a modern lithium rush

Beneath the Salton Sea's arid surface lies a vast geothermal basin holding supercritical fluid rich in lithium, dubbed ...
The Desert Sun

California’s lithium future must include better recognition of Salton Sea communities

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. I grew up in the Salton Sea region in a mobile home community of farmworkers. Our corner of the unincorporated ...
Laweekly

White Gold Under the Waterline: How the Salton Sea Became a Global Lithium Prize

For a decade, the world’s appetite for lithium has grown into a force of nature. That soft, silvery element, once a niche component in consumer electronics, is the beating heart of batteries that ...
KPBS

Massive Salton Sea lithium project gets judge’s go-ahead, ending advocates’ lawsuit

An Imperial County judge cleared the way for the Hell’s Kitchen project, one of the world’s largest lithium mines, when he recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by civic and environmental groups. Hell’s ...
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This Lithium Mine May Launch the U.S. to Battery Dominance

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David McNew/Getty Images In the heart of Imperial Valley, California, a project by Australian firm Controlled Thermal Resources ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

SDSU is betting $80 million it can become a key player in the lithium industry

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A university campus is rising where alfalfa usually grows in Imperial County, brought to life by a race to mine a cache of lithium big enough to power ...
LAist

Geologically rich but economically poor, Salton Sea communities want a say in their lithium future

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The Salton Sea is a haven for ...
Science Daily

The Salton Sea -- an area rich with lithium -- is a hot spot for child respiratory issues

Windblown dust from the shrinking Salton Sea harms the respiratory health of children living nearby, triggering asthma, coughing, wheezing and disrupted sleep, USC research shows. The problem is ...
Los Angeles Times

Imperial County residents deserve to benefit from a potential lithium boom

Imperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California. Its Salton Sea, the state’s biggest and most toxic lake, is an environmental disaster. The county also ...
The Desert Sun

Lithium and a healthy Salton Sea can coexist. Here's how

On Jan. 26, there was an opening ceremony at the Salton Sea for the construction of a big new plant to produce lithium. Presiding at the ceremony was John Podesta, who is the senior adviser to ...
LAist

Massive Salton Sea lithium project gets judge’s go-ahead, ending advocates’ lawsuit

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. An Imperial County judge cleared the ...