Derek Benson, chief operating officer of EnergySource Minerals, walks through the Featherstone plant in Calipatria, Calif., where the company is producing geothermal energy and extracting lithium from brine. MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/AP FILE
Patrick Whittle ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWRY, Maine – The race is on to produce more lithium in the United States. The U.S. will need far more…