Natural Resources

'White Gold' Rush: Calif. Lithium In Demand Amid Electric Vehicle Surge

"As demand for electric vehicles heats up, there's concern about a shortage of the key minerals needed to make them. The Biden administration has called for boosting domestic production of such minerals, including lithium for the lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. And that has many hoping for big business in a desolate spot of California's Imperial Valley."

Source: NPR, 04/29/2021

Drought-Hit Calif. To Halt Nestlé From Taking Millions Of Gallons Of Water

"California water officials have moved to stop Nestlé from siphoning millions of gallons of water out of California’s San Bernardino forest, which it bottles and sells as Arrowhead brand water, as drought conditions worsen across the state."

Source: Guardian, 04/28/2021

Endangered Humpback Whales Get Extra Habitat Protection Along West Coast

"Endangered populations of humpback whales received extra protection Tuesday when the Biden administration issued a final rule designating critical habitat for the huge marine mammals across more than 116,098 square nautical miles of the Pacific Ocean, including most of the California coast."

Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 04/23/2021

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