Today: September 27, 2024
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Latest From Manuel Pastor, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?

The promised ‘white gold rush’ would extract lithium alongside geothermal power production. The mineral is used in EV batteries, but even this less-polluting mining raises local health concerns.

Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?
Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?

The promised ‘white gold rush’ would extract lithium alongside geothermal power production. The mineral is used in EV batteries, but even this less-polluting mining raises local health concerns.

Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?

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