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Race for white gold to power electric vehicles in 'Lithium Valley' / V000_9V22TQ
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On the edge of the Salton Sea, the largest lake in California, lithium producers are racing to extract the precious metal needed to make electric car batteries. In a region marked by the lake's pollution and one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, this large geothermal energy reservoir is counted on to reduce the US’ reliance on foreign lithium and to meet a growing demand from car manufacturers. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES