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California politicians promised white gold in ‘Lithium Valley.’ But are those dreams fading?

California politicians promised white gold in ‘Lithium Valley.’ But are those dreams fading?
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The Salton Sea at Bombay Beach on Feb. 4, 2023. (Ariana Drehsler / CalMatters) Three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed Imperial County's "Lithium Valley" to be a game-changer for California's economy and alternative energy transition, little has changed. The southern end of the Salton Sea...

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