The Salton Sea ... ‘s next gold rush – this time involving lithium. A new study from the U.S. Department of Energy found the dying lake, which sits between the Coachella and Imperial valleys ...

The U.S. Department of Energy confirmed in late 2023 that an estimated 18 million metric tons of lithium—often called "white gold ... Salton Sea, a shrinking lake in Southern California's ...

California’s Salton Sea has just made it onto the map of the planet’s largest ‘White gold’ aka lithium deposits ... The Salton Sea in Imperial County is known as a long-troubled environment.

The area south of Salton Sea in Imperial County is called Lithium Valley. White gold is materializing and the major lithium development companies out here -- Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables ...

Southern California's Salton Sea may be sitting atop a lithium gold mine that ... saline-heavy Salton Sea in California's Riverside and Imperial counties, politicians and private companies ...

Steve Padilla, who represents parts of Riverside, Imperial ... “white gold” rush in the region. “The development of a California-based clean energy supply chain in the Salton Sea region ...

Within California, more than three-quarters of generation comes from two counties: Imperial, home to the Salton Sea resource area ... work through," said Rachel Gold, the Large-scale Solar ...

It found that the contaminants in the sea could be causing lung inflammation in surrounding residents. The Salton Sea was formed in the early 1900s after a dam broke and flooded the Imperial ...

Salton Sea residents and local organizations want to make sure they don’t miss out on the benefits of what state leaders hail as a “white gold” rush in the region. Learn more about ...