California’s dysfunction could squander Lithium Valley's half-trillion-dollar potential

California’s dysfunction could squander Lithium Valley's half-trillion-dollar potential

Infighting, hyper-regulation and litigation run as deep as the 18 million metric tons of lithium sitting beneath the Salton Sea area.

California’s dysfunction could squander Lithium Valley’s half-trillion-dollar potential

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Adela de la Torre 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 “Lithium Valley,” where infighting, hyper-regulation and litigation run as […] The post California’s dysfunction could sq…