Beneath California's Salton Sea lies 3.4 million tons of lithium, potentially enough to build 375 million electric-vehicle batteries

California's Salton Sea holds immense lithium reserves, potentially ending foreign dependence for electric vehicle batteries. This discovery offers enough lithium to build over 375 million electric vehicle batteries. Direct Lithium Extraction technology can efficiently pull lithium from geothermal brine. This process uses existing infrastructure and significantly reduces water consumption. Developing this domestic resource could lower battery costs and create new jobs.