Biden administration announces conditional $700 million loan for Nevada lithium mine
has come out against the project due to the risks it poses to a species of endangered wildflower in the area known as Tiehm’s buckwheat. The US Interior Department has yet to bless the project for that same reason. The Department of Energy said Ioneer revised its plans for the site to avoid direct impacts on the plant. However, it’s worth noting lithium mining requiresStill, the mineral is essential to many technologies needed to transition the world to a zero-emissions future.
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