U.S. steps away from flagship lithium project with Berkshire

Agricultural farm land is shown near the Salton Sea and the town of Calipatria in California 

In a February meeting , President Joe Biden laid out an aggressive goal for the United States 

Produce more of its own minerals for the electric vehicle revolution in ways that respected the environment. 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc's plan to filter lithium from superhot geothermal brines swirling beneath California's Salton Sea, 

The project aimed to help usher in a new way of producing lithium  

A key constituent of EV batteries – in the United States  

Avoiding the controversies that come with building mines that are often unpopular with local communities. 

$14.9 million grant to study how Salton Sea-region lithium could be used to make lithium hydroxide, 

Specialized type of the metal that produces more efficient and longer-lasting EV batteries.