Residents of Imperial County, Calif., are in dire need of an economic boost. Experts say the answer lies beneath the Salton Sea, where a lithium trove sits.
Will Smith, plant manager at Standard Lithium, shares with Nancy Loo how his company extracts lithium.
In this episode of NewsNation Reports, Nancy Loo goes inside a lithium operation in El Dorado, Arkansas, to see how the key element used in phones, electric vehicles and data centers is being extracted from deep underground. Standard Lithium’s plant management explains the environmental impact, the technology behind the process and why boosting U.S. lithium production is becoming a growing national priority. #lithium #battery #arkansas Credits: Host: Nancy Loo Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate Producer: Mekhi Rhodes Editor: Irit Nayden NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.