California's Salton Sea is at the center of a green energy revolution, using cutting-edge methods to extract lithium without ...

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 ...

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 findings also ...

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 ...

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 ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Critics of a proposed lithium mine near the Salton Sea entered round two of their fight to force stricter ...

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Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. A rare opportunity emerges in California’s Salton Sea, where the growing surge in lithium interest, driven by demand for battery ...