California’s Salton Sea Eyed for Lithium Extraction With New Tech

Image caption: The Salton Sea and Imperial Valley are in the center of this scene photographed from the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA / Flickr. Article by June Kim, ICN. Undark – September 5, 2023. 

When Sonia Herbert, 78, opened a restaurant in Bombay Beach, a small California neighborhood about 80 miles northeast of San Diego, she welcomed the bustle of tourists and locals visiting the Salton Sea shoreline. Located in Imperial County, the lake and its wetlands offer crucial habitats for migratory birds and a refuge for people from the hot desert sun. […]

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