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Deadline nears for public input on proposed Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine project
Reno Gazette-Journal· 10 hours agoThe deadline is nearing for the public to respond to a proposed lithium mine in Nevada that can...
The Wilderness Act is still protecting nature, if we allow it
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJohnson signed the Wilderness Act into law Sept. 3, 1964, to “preserv[e] the wilderness...million acres, including the San Jacinto and San Gorgonio wilderness ...
Nevada neighbors fear for water as mining claims circle town
Las Vegas Review-Journal· 5 days agoThe dairy, which is the only one left in Southern Nevada, provides an essential service by reducing...
A plumbing issue at Lake Powell dam could mean big trouble for Western water
Mohave Daily News· 5 days agoConservation groups are calling for changes to the management of Lake Powell, the nation’s second...
Lithium mine moves forward despite endangered wildflower concerns
Nevada Appeal· 2 weeks agoThe Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the U.S., amid anticipated legal challenges from conservationists ...
Biden Solar Plan Thwarts Clean Energy Projects, Industry Warns
Bloomberg Law· 7 days agoEnvironmental restrictions in the Biden administration’s draft plan to open up public lands for solar development could make many proposed projects impossible to build, developers and ...
Suspected wolf pack sighting in NV turns out to be coyotes
Nevada Current via Yahoo News· 1 week agoPolicy, politics and progressive commentary Wildlife managers in Nevada confirmed Monday that a...
Center for Biological Diversity Says Hundreds of New Mining Claims Threaten Death Valley National...
Sierra Sun Times· 1 day agoAMARGOSA VALLEY, Nev.— Hundreds of new mining claims have been staked within the community of...
Lithium is key to green technology. Where will the US source it?
The Christian Science Monitor· 2 weeks agoAs America moves from fossil fuels to renewable energy, it must increase its supplies of lithium,...
New tech, old conflict: gallium pits US priorities versus environmental impact
South China Morning Post· 2 weeks agoThe announcement again highlights the tension between economic and technological priorities and...