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Rendering of a lihium and power project on the south shore of the Salton Sea. Image courtesy Controlled Thermal Resources The race to extract lithium in the Imperial Valley got a boost earlier this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Key Trump administration officials have signaled their strong support for finalizing a $1.3 billion Biden-era loan for a lithium ...

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – A new workforce and economic study shows that the growing lithium and clean-energy industry could bring significant jobs and investment to Imperial Valley. The RAND ...

Adela de la Torre is president of San Diego State University, which last week launched a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) training facility in Imperial County. Welcome to California’s ...

Imperial County celebrated $10 million received via state Sen. Steve Padilla, D-Chula Vista, on Friday to continue planning efforts for Lithium Valley, a huge proposed industrial zone in the county's ...

This week President Trump began a campaign to upend federal spending. Meanwhile a lithium company in Imperial Valley awaits over $1B in federal funds. inewsource investigative reporter Philip Salata ...

Lithium is key to manufacturing batteries, including for electric vehicles. President Trump's cuts to green-energy projects have raised worries about the fate of Imperial County's lithium industry.