Biden Agenda Collides with Liberal Sacred Cows Over Nevada Lithium Mine

Indian tribal leaders say the mine site is on sacred land where their ancestors were killed by the United States Cavalry in 1865. Ecologists grouse that the mine will harm Lahontan cutthroat trout, the pronghorn antelope, and a species of tiny snails.

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Tribe members and other protesters rally in front of the federal courthouse at Reno, Nevada, January 5, 2023. AP/Scott Sonner

RENO, Nevada — Opponents of the largest lithium mine planned in America urged a federal judge in Nevada on Thursday to vacate the federal government’s approval of the project until it completes additional environmental reviews and complies with all state and federal laws.

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