Blue-Ribbon Commission on lithium extraction completes its mission
The Blue-Ribbon Commission on lithium extraction in California has been dissolved per a resolution by the California Energy Commission on Friday, February 17, after completing an equitably written final report. The commission was established in January 2021 to address the issues and opportunities that come along with lithium extraction at the Salton Sea, including the impacts that developing this new resource would have on local communities. … A few of the things included in the report include establishing a Lithium Valley priority permitting process, accelerating state planning for investment and upgrades in transmission for geothermal power plants, and establishing the Southeast California Economic Zone.