This discovery, dubbed “white gold,” could provide ... extraction could further strain the Colorado River, which is already facing water shortages. California depends on this river as a ...

The Salton Sea, California’s largest lake ... uncovered an astonishing 18 million tons of lithium—dubbed “white gold”—beneath its surface, a find that could revolutionize the U.S ...

Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the ...