Environmentalists and Native American tribes are suing the U.S. government and Lithium Americas over concerns that the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada is already harming groundwater levels and threatening the survival of a unique snail species, the Kings River pyrg.
1 hour agoNew Year’s Day police chase in Murray Hill ends with overturned SUV, arrestThis $33 scarf is like a heated blanket around your neckFILE - This photo provided by Lynne Buckner shows a Kings River pryg, a springsnail found in 13 isolated springs around Thacker Pass , 200 miles northeast of Reno, Nev., April 7, 2022. – Opponents of the nation's largest lithium mine under construction want U.S.
In some cases, the tiny creatures require only a few centimeters of water. But the margin for survival becomes more narrow if the groundwater system that feeds the springs begins to drop, said Paul Ruprecht, Nevada Director for Western Watersheds Project. President Joe Biden made increased production of electric vehicles central to his energy agenda, and the U.S. Energy Department last year agreed toThe mine 200 miles north of Reno is the biggest in the works and closest to fruition in the U.S., followed byAnd the Bureau of Land Management announced in late December that it was seeking comments on another proposed project in northeastern Nevada. Surge Battery Metals USA wants to explore for lithium in Elko County.
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