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Environmentalists warn of intent to sue over snail species living near Nevada lithium mine

Environmentalists are poised to return to court in an ongoing legal battle with the Biden administration over a Nevada lithium mine

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

‘We were not consulted’: Native Americans fight lithium mine on site of 1865 massacre

Indigenous groups say huge project in northern Nevada threatens environmental, cultural and historical destruction

The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2023

Fossil fuel rules catch Western towns between old economies and new green goals

The Biden administration is trying to dramatically change how and where oil and gas drilling occurs on federal land, which is getting mixed reviews in longtime drilling boom-towns.

WEKU · Sep 28, 2023

Judge orders US to resume oil, gas leasing in North Dakota

A judge has ordered the U.S. government to resume oil and gas lease sales on federal lands in North Dakota

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

Biden names Nevada's Avi Kwa Ame a national monument

LAS VEGAS — President Joe Biden designated Avi Kwa Ame as Nevada’s fourth national monument Tuesday during the White House Conservation in Action Summit, protecting about 500,000 acres of public land from future development.

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023

3 reasons the Willow Arctic oil drilling project was approved – it's the latest battle in a long fight over Alaska's North Slope

For more than six decades, Alaska’s North Slope has been a focus of intense controversy over oil development and wilderness protection, with no end in sight. Willow field, a 600-million-barrel, US$8 billion oil project recently approved by the Biden administration – to the outrage of environmental and climate activists –…

The Conversation · Mar 16, 2023

Biden breaks pledge, OKs oil venture

The administration approved the controversial ConocoPhillips venture while also limiting future drilling elsewhere

Salon · Mar 13, 2023

Lithium mine controversy in Nevada

Opponents say the Thacker Pass lithium project was rushed in the name of the green transition

Salon · Mar 5, 2023

9th Circuit denies emergency bid to halt Nevada lithium mine

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the highly-contested construction in Nevada of what will be the largest lithium mine planned in the U.S. The court is allowing construction while it considers whether the government illegally approved the mine in a rush to produce raw materials for electric…

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

US judge won't block huge lithium mine on Nevada-Oregon line

A federal judge has sided with the Biden administration and a mining company in a fight with environmentalists and tribal leaders trying to block a huge lithium mine in Nevada near the Oregon line

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023