Biden admin advances review of Nevada lithium mine
The Biden administration quickly began an environmental review of the Rhyolite Ridge mine in Nevada. Environmentalists have vowed to challenge the mine’s approval, saying it violates the Endangered Species Act and threatens the survival of endangered wildflowers. Nevada currently has the only existing lithium mine in the United States, and another is under construction. The […]
Lithium demand and development swell, but US laws lag behind
The U.S. government’s efforts to make the United States the world’s leading lithium producer are hampered by complex state regulations that discourage developers and hamper efforts to break China’s dominance in the critical mineral sector. In Texas, Louisiana and other mineral-rich states, regulators are trying to determine who owns the millions of tons of lithium […]
NV lithium mine prompts US wildlife service to assess endangered status of tiny snail
Federal wildlife officials list the small snail, found only in high desert springs near a giant lithium mine being built along the Nevada-Oregon border, as an endangered or endangered species. They agreed to conduct a full year-long investigation to determine whether they should. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says in a study published Thursday […]
Lithium project using Colorado River worries Utah residents who need its water
A plan to extract lithium, a shiny white metal used in electric car batteries, in southeastern Utah is raising concerns in the arid American West about how the project would affect Colorado River water. It increases some anxiety. The Australian company and its U.S. subsidiary are analyzing salt water in a region called the Paradox […]