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Part of the inland Salton Sea in California's prospective 'Lithium Valley'. Image: Imperial County Board.

Can ‘Lithium Valley’ help solve US battery supply chain challenges?

April 20, 2022
A region of southern California desert has the potential to become the hub of a “world-class lithium industry”.
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