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Man, except they don't have the infrastructure yet. Is that really the only thing standing in the way? If Rod is able to build a way to get the lithium out of the ground, then we're good to go?

Man, except they don't have the infrastructure yet. Is that really the only thing standing in the way? If Rod is able to build a way to get the lithium out of the ground, then we're good to go?

All right, so they went ahead and sued. And is that the reason that Rod is not able to build the infrastructure to get the lithium out? Like, are they really holding him up?

All right, so they went ahead and sued. And is that the reason that Rod is not able to build the infrastructure to get the lithium out? Like, are they really holding him up?

All right, so they went ahead and sued. And is that the reason that Rod is not able to build the infrastructure to get the lithium out? Like, are they really holding him up?

All right. So Ryan has actually been trying to get this done since before Donald Trump was president, since before Donald Trump was even a politician. And here we are. We've got a president that really wants to get this kind of thing done. And it doesn't seem like it's any closer to becoming a reality.

All right. So Ryan has actually been trying to get this done since before Donald Trump was president, since before Donald Trump was even a politician. And here we are. We've got a president that really wants to get this kind of thing done. And it doesn't seem like it's any closer to becoming a reality.

All right. So Ryan has actually been trying to get this done since before Donald Trump was president, since before Donald Trump was even a politician. And here we are. We've got a president that really wants to get this kind of thing done. And it doesn't seem like it's any closer to becoming a reality.

What do you think this drama playing out in the Salton Sea tells us about trying to get critical minerals in other places in the United States? Does it tell us anything?

What do you think this drama playing out in the Salton Sea tells us about trying to get critical minerals in other places in the United States? Does it tell us anything?

What do you think this drama playing out in the Salton Sea tells us about trying to get critical minerals in other places in the United States? Does it tell us anything?

Yeah, it sounds like it. Avishai, thanks so much.

Yeah, it sounds like it. Avishai, thanks so much.

Yeah, it sounds like it. Avishai, thanks so much.

Avishai Artsy, he's a senior producer at Today Explained. Next up, oh, the places we'll go for critical minerals.

Avishai Artsy, he's a senior producer at Today Explained. Next up, oh, the places we'll go for critical minerals.

Avishai Artsy, he's a senior producer at Today Explained. Next up, oh, the places we'll go for critical minerals.

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