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Policy Analysis Photo © Bryant Olsen, cropped version used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0) license. INTRODUCTION A project entitled “Lithium Extraction Policy in the Salton Sea and Thacker Pass: A Critical Analysis of Emerging Regulatory and Multi-Sectoral Complexities" was completed by Andrew Williams as a capstone project in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs. The Nature Conservancy served as the client for this project. The findings and conclusions represented here are the author’s own. The report drafted from that effort has been edited for inclusion here. For additional information about this capstone project, please visit: https://murpcapstone2022.pory.app/record/recBbGqr7e tsLqt5q?sId=JcbEJpBle26j The objective of this study is to gauge policy recommendations from stakeholders using the Salton Sea in California and Thacker Pass in Nevada as case studies. Potential policy guidelines were developed using a semi- structured multi-stakeholder interview approach. The results that follow indicate that a nuanced set of policies are needed to support multi-benefit lithium extraction. Given that the lithium operations at the Salton Sea and Thacker Pass are still in development, potential policy solutions remain speculative and are contingent on the processes and outcomes of successful lithium production. Conversations with stakeholders suggest that lithium operations at the Salton Sea and Thacker Pass will affect local and regional environments. This is evitable and is likely the case at any extraction site, but there are varying levels of impact with each location and extraction technology. Ultimately, new state and federal policies are needed to generate sought-after outcomes, including the alteration of regulatory schemes, the expansion of government capacity, the fostering of widespread community engagement, and the delivery of equitable benefits for local communities. The following sections provide an overview of the research design used to develop questions, select stakeholders, and analyze collected data. Each case study is analyzed on its own to examine associated impacts, evaluate current policies, and assess the relationships between stakeholders and policy decisions. In closing, a set of policy recommendations and areas for further research are discussed. Tiehm’s Buckwheat (Eriogonum tiehmii) Photo © Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity Potential Lithium Extraction in the United States: Environmental, Economic, and Policy Implications 49 AUGUST 2022PDF Image | Potential Lithium Extraction in the United States
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