Lithium Valley, electric vehicles, and a just future Benner, Chris (Christopher) creator Pastor, Manuel 1956- text bibliography nyu 2024 monographic eng xiii, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. "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"-- Behind the wheel -- Electric Avenue -- Full steam ahead -- Navigating the future -- Driving green justice. Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us-ca n-us--- Lithium mines and mining California Salton Sea Litio Lago Salton, California Electric vehicles Batteries Environmental aspects Automóviles eléctricos Baterías Aspectos ambientales Environmental justice United States Justicia ambiental Estados Unidos Lithium industry Social aspects United States Industria del litio Estados Unidos TN 490 B469c 2024 9781620978740 (hc) 1620978741 (hc) 2024020071 DLC 241025 20250609152321.0 23903477 eng