EditorialTeague Egan, center, the chief executive of EnergyX, stands amid the salt flats at Salar de Uuyuni in Bolivia on Aug. 30, 2021. (Meridith Kohut/The New York Times)
EditorialEvaporation ponds run by the state lithium company at a vast area of salt flats at Salar de Uuyuni in Bolivia on Sept. 2, 2021. (Meridith Kohut/The New York Times)