Lithium mining at the Salton Sea is inevitable due to the high economic value of the resource, despite environmental concerns.

“And of course, they're going to end up lithium mining there because it's just so valuable.”

The Salton Sea is an ecological disaster that serves as a grim example of the negative impacts of human intervention in natural environments.

“Uh and the reason that they would have pamphlets that say don't come here is because the salt and sea is a genuine ecological disaster. >> Yeah. >> Human made it every step of the way.”