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The US is on the cusp of a lithium boom to loosen China's grip on EVs

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US lithium production is set to spike with new projects advancing in Nevada and California .

The expansion aims to reduce reliance on China for critical minerals and electric-vehicle batteries.

Some environmental groups and Native tribes say the mines threaten wildlife and sacred sites.

The Biden administration wants EVs to account for at least 50% of car sales by 2030 .

The US Geological Survey this month estimated that there's enough lithium underneath southwestern Arkansas to meet the projected global demand for car batteries in 2030 nine times over. Actually extracting that lithium, including from brines left over from oil and gas production in the region, depends on whether the direct extraction techniques are viable, USGS researchers said..