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As demand for electric vehicles grows, companies are racing to develop what's being called Lithium Valley in California, with plans to extract the metal to power batteries.

As the U.S. auto industry goes green, companies are developing lithium extraction for batteries in California's Imperial Valley. Bill Whitaker reports.

County officials also want $1 billion in federal rail funding and millions more for road and highway construction

Lithium has become a hot commodity in recent years. The Salton Sea is home to this precious mineral. EnergySource Minerals is one of the companies in Calipatria that wants to give back to the community in a meaningful way.

Environmental, social and governance investing is only getting hotter — and so is the GOP backlash.

Underground brine water that’s rich with lithium is driving investments and public policy to determine who will get the financial benefit in one of California’s poorest counties.

Residents of Imperial County are hoping for a Lithium gold rush. In other news, the San Diego County Health department is now investigating an outbreak at a local high school after hundreds of students came down with flu-like symptoms. Plus, we have a COVID update from a local health expert.

Global EV demand and federal incentives tied to domestic mineral production are fueling interest. But challenges remain for this rural region

A look at whether the grid can handle California adding millions of electric cars. In other news, a group of migrants locked up in the Imperial Regional Detention Center filed a federal complaint alleging medical negligence, retaliatory use of solitary confinement and more. Plus, a UC San Diego study shows greater mortality risk for cancer patients facing housing instability.

EnergySource is licensing its technology to a company in Utah that wants to operate a lithium mine on the Great Salt Lake. Lithium is a crucial battery ingredient to power electric vehicles.