$1.5B lithium deposit discovered in Maine; excavating it poses a legal challenge
It&#x27;s not really surprising. The use of lithium batteries to replace fossil fuels is really just shifting where and what environmental impact is produced. It&#x27;s not as clean as they claim to be. It&#x27;s like coal plants with scrubbers saying they are clean. They are only relatively clean, just like lithium is only relatively clean.<p>At least the lithium deposit near the Salton Sea is already in an area that&#x27;s an ecological disaster. It makes sense that Maine would want to protect their natural resources.