California politicians promised white gold in ‘Lithium Valley’. But are those dream fading?
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Tue, 1 September 2026
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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. 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 contains rich sources of lithium, a mineral used for electric car […]