10/11/2026
Watch Tower · extreme-weather

The Race for Lithium Is Becoming a Race for Water

Filed by Terra Bloom
The Race for Lithium Is Becoming a Race for Water
This investigation was reported in a collaboration between Inside Climate News and Columbia Journalism Investigations. CALIPATRIA, Calif.—On a border-town road surrounded by alfalfa and grain fields, William Cooper stopped before a dusty, vacant lot. Its owner, he said, is one of many investors drawn to the arid Imperial Valley by a critical mineral propelling the […]
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The Race for Lithium Is Becoming a Race for Water — Watch Tower