Lithium occurs naturally in the groundwater in dry areas of the western U.S. like El Paso that rely on groundwater and that were once ancient seabeds.
Diego Mendoza-Moyers
Diego Mendoza-Moyers is a reporter covering energy and the environment. An El Paso native, he has previously covered business for the San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, and reported for the metro newspapers in Las Vegas and Phoenix. He graduated from Arizona State University with a B.A. in journalism.