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Lithium mine controversy in Nevada

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

Salon

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

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

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New emergency bid to appeal, block huge Nevada lithium mine

Conservationists are seeking an emergency court order to block construction of a lithium mine near the Nevada-Oregon line

The Independent UK

Can Congress fix an 1872 mining law?

Federal rules for mining haven't been updated since Ulysses S. Grant was president

Salon

Nevada lithium mine wins ruling; green energy fights rage on

A federal judge in Nevada has ordered the government to revisit part of its environmental review of a proposed lithium mine

The Independent UK

Court: US needs to consider effects of drilling near Chaco

A federal appeals court says the U.S. government failed to consider the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the approval of nearly 200 drilling permits issued in an area surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park

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Biden administration recommends major Alaska oil project

The Biden administration has issued a long-awaited study that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska’s North Slope

The Independent UK

Lithium miner cited for violating endangered flower habitat

Five days after the U.S. Energy Department announced a $700 million conditional loan to an Australian company for a lithium mine in Nevada, federal land managers cited the developer for trespassing within the habitat of an endangered wildflower

The Independent UK

The fate of America's largest lithium mine is in a federal judge's hands

West Coast Native American tribes are suing to stop the proposed lithium mine because they consider the land sacred. Proponents of the Nevada mine see it as vital for electric vehicle production.

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BLM weighs improvements to Gold Butte as Bundy’s cows graze nearby

It’s been nearly nine years since the Bureau of Land Management engaged in an armed standoff with Cliven Bundy and his supporters over grazing rights on federally owned property.

Tribune News Service

'White Lotus' Season 2 theory reveals a wild Jennifer Coolidge twist

'The White Lotus' Season 2 opens with another dead body, but this time we may already know who it is.

Inverse

Approval of oil leases in New Mexico prompts legal challenge

The Biden administration's approval of oil leases in a corner of New Mexico that has become a battleground over increased development and the preservation of Native American sites has prompted another legal challenge

The Independent UK

Rare toad fight similar to landmark endangered species case

A legal battle over an endangered toad and a geothermal power plant in Nevada has many similarities to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark case on the Endangered Species Act nearly a half-century ago

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Nearly 1 Million Illegal Cannabis Plants Seized In California, State AG Bonta Responds With New EPIC Plan

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new approach Thursday to eliminating illegal cannabis farms after this year’s eradication program seized almost one million marijuana plants.

The Denver Post

Colorado’s world-class elk herd in bull’s-eye of outdoor recreation boom, report warns

Along with heading to the mountains to see the gold aspen leaves, a must-do for a lot of Coloradans in the fall is to hear bull elk bugle. The male elk’s high-pitched bellow signals the start of the rut — mating season — and is a beckoning call for wildlife-watchers…

The Guardian - US

The end of a way of life? Ranchers struggle to survive the south-west’s megadrought

Farmers are being forced to sell off parts of herds and seeing cows perish as drought conditions worsen. Some worry is this is the end of the road for ranching in the region

Tribune News Service

Report: More than 1,000 wild horses sent to slaughter

The American Wild Horse Campaign released a report Friday documenting that 1,020 federally-protected wild horses and burros have been sold at slaughter auctions in the last 22 months.

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The Independent UK

Tribes seek more details on water use at Arizona copper mine

A federal agency says an environmental review for a proposed copper mine in Arizona falls short on details about water and the potential impacts of climate change

The Independent UK

Endangered status sought for snail near Nevada lithium mine

Conservationists are seeking Endangered Species Act protection for a tiny Nevada snail half the size of a pea that is known to exist only in high-desert springs around a huge lithium mine planned near the Oregon state line

Salon

Will Joe Manchin get his pipeline?

The agreement might not solve the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s biggest problem: compliance with environmental law

Roll Call

Thune breaks through Democratic bloc on 'vote-a-rama' amendments - Roll Call

Senate Democrats stuck together and mostly voted against amendments to their tax, climate and health care package.

The Independent UK

Judge: Agency keeps ignoring environment in coal region plan

A judge has rejected a federal agency's plans for managing some public lands in the West, including a major coal mining area of Wyoming and Montana

Los Angeles Times

Federal government suspends new drilling and fracking leases on public lands in Central California

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that the state has reached a settlement with the federal government to halt new oil and gas leases on public lands in Central California until the potential risks to public health and the environment are adequately assessed.

The Independent UK

Nevada court fights raise caution flags on green energy push

Opposition from friends, not foes, is creating some potential roadblocks to President Joe Biden’s green energy agenda in the blue-leaning, Western swing state of Nevada

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