Publication Date: January 25, 2024
Reporters
The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Overview
Federal officials are investing billions of dollars to increase domestic mining for lithium, the critical mineral used to power electric vehicles, computers and even military technology. The goal is to decrease reliance on foreign countries.
The new push for American lithium is working, but at the risk of another critical natural resource: water.
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