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Nevada Lithium Mine Will Destroy Critical Plant: Lawsuit

A lawsuit seeks to block a company from mining in Nevada near a rare buckwheat that has medicinal and nutritional value.

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Green agendas clash in Nevada as company grows rare plant to help it survive effects of a mine

A grand experiment is underway in Nevada where an endangered desert wildflower stands in the way of a mining company's plans to dig for lithium to help speed production of batteries for electric cars and other green energy projects

The Independent UK

Gold mines threaten rare desert fish

Numerous gold mines pending approval from the Bureau of Land Management threaten the Oasis Valley speckled dace

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Fema petitioned to make extreme heat and wildfire smoke major disasters

Center for Biological Diversity signed a joined petition to recognize the increasing number of heat-related crises

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Environmentalists urge US to plan 'phasedown' of Alaska's key oil pipeline amid climate concerns

Environmental groups have petitioned the U.S. Department of Interior to review climate impacts related to the decades-old trans-Alaska pipeline system

The Independent UK

Judge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona

A U.S. district judge has dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line

The Independent UK

Thousands of dead crabs are washing up on Maryland shores after having their ‘blue blood’ harvested, suit says

Horseshoe crab blood harvests have virtually doubled since 2017, with nearly one million horseshoe crabs harvested for their blood in Maryland in 2022, according to the lawsuit

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Flower Or Power? Campaigners Fear Lithium Mine Could Kill Rare Plant

Delicate pink buds sway in the desert breeze, pregnant with yellow pompoms whose explosion will carpet the dusty corner of Nevada that is the only place on Earth where they exist.

International Business Times

Texas lizard added to endangered species list over the oil and gas industry’s objections

The dunes sagebrush lizard lives in the same West Texas land that supports the state’s biggest oil and gas fields, and industry leaders say the new designation will hurt drilling and production.

The Texas Tribune

Biden Administration Advances Lithium Mine Amid Conservation Concerns

Biden administration progresses on Nevada lithium mine amid environmental concerns and conservation opposition.

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Wolves are back — but face new peril

There are now 2,800 wild wolves in the northern Rockies — but ranchers and GOP allies want to wipe them out

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‘I was thrilled and shocked’: images raise hopes of return of wild jaguars to the US

A series of sightings suggests the big cats are, against the odds, growing in numbers in New Mexico and Arizona. But Trump’s border wall could yet halt their progress

The Guardian - UK

Advocates demand halt to uranium mine

Energy Fuels says nuclear power is necessary to fight climate change, but Indigenous tribes fear losing their homes

Salon

Lawsuit seeks to protect threatened owls

Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are likely to be impacted by the proposed Interstate 11, a lawsuit alleges

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Feisty young bobcat has choice ‘words’ for handlers upon release

The growls and actions of the spirited wildcat, Mr. Murder Britches, are amusingly translated in the video text.

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National Conservation Day: Experts Say Mexico Slow In Updating Endangered Species List

According to the law, the country has to update this list every three years. However, there has been no update since August 2019, making the list more than three years old.

The Independent UK

As Mexico marks conservation day, advocates say it takes too long to list vulnerable species

Mexico is celebrating national conservation day

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Biden's movable wall is criticized by environmentalists and those who want more border security

The Biden administration’s plan to build new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas calls for a “movable” design that frustrates both environmentalists and advocates of stronger border enforcement

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Salon

Could Biden declare a climate emergency?

Would declaring a climate emergency do anything? Some are skeptical, others say Biden can't do it soon enough

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21 species have been declared extinct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says

The species, including birds, mussels and a bat, have been moved off the threatened and endangered list. They join 650 other species that have gone extinct in the U.S.

The Texas Tribune

Biden administration presses forward with border wall plans in Texas, angering allies

Even as the president says the barriers don’t work, his administration says it will waive environmental laws to build them quickly.

The Guardian - US

Tens of thousands in NYC march against fossil fuels as AOC hails powerful message

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the crowd must become ‘too big and too radical to ignore’ as Biden came under fire for oil projects

The Independent UK

Environmental groups sue US over sluggish pace in listing the rare ghost orchid as endangered

The rare ghost orchid found mainly in Florida and Cuba should be immediately protected by the U.S. as an endangered species, three environmental groups claimed Wednesday in a lawsuit arguing that federal officials are unduly delaying a decision

The Independent UK

One of US’ most iconic natural wonders ‘threatens extinction and toxic dust clouds’

A coalition of environmental groups is suing Utah's government for, in its view, failing to stop the Great Salt Lake from shrinking at an alarming pace

The Guardian - US

Utah officials sued over failure to save Great Salt Lake: ‘Trying to avert disaster’

Environmental and community groups have filed lawsuit as the water body shrinks from overuse, hastening its demise

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