02496cam a22004938i 4500 23903477 BJBSDDR 20250609152321.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 241025s2024 nyu rb 001 0 eng 2024020071 9781620978740 (hc) 1620978741 (hc) 9781620979075 (ebook) DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc n-us-ca n-us--- TN 490 B469c 2024 Benner, Chris (Christopher) 42176 Charging forward : Lithium Valley, electric vehicles, and a just future / Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor. New York : The New Press, 2024. xiii, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Behind the wheel -- Electric Avenue -- Full steam ahead -- Navigating the future -- Driving green justice. "California's Salton Sea region is home to some of the worst environmental health conditions in the country. Recently, however, it has also become ground zero in the new "lithium gold rush"--the race to power the rapidly expanding electric vehicle and renewable energy storage market. Experts Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor stress that getting the lithium out from under the earth is just a first step: the real question is whether the region and the nation will get out from under the environmental degradation, labor exploitation, and racial injustice that have been as much a part of the landscape as the Salton Sea itself"-- Provided by publisher. Lithium mines and mining California Salton Sea. Litio Lago Salton, California 42608 Electric vehicles Batteries Environmental aspects. Automóviles eléctricos Baterías Aspectos ambientales 42604 Environmental justice United States. Justicia ambiental Estados Unidos 42606 Lithium industry Social aspects United States. Industria del litio Estados Unidos 42607 Pastor, Manuel, 1956- 42177 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK LLH 123541 123541 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-05-21 0 TN 490 B469c 2024 00000193189 2025-05-21 00:00:00 1 2025-05-21 BK