Scott Sonner
A drop in groundwater could mean big trouble for a tiny snail as Nevada lithium project presses on
A tiny and endangered species of snail could put a hold on one of the United States' largest planned lithium mines.
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
A new lithium mine planned for Nevada will destroy a plant habitat that the US has said is critical for survival, a lawsuit...
Nevada lithium mine wins final approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflower
Biden admin approves Nevada lithium mine, key to clean energy push, despite environmentalists' lawsuits over endangered wildflower.
US agency review says Nevada lithium mine can co-exist with endangered flower
U.S. completes review of Nevada lithium mine, says project will supply critical EV minerals while protecting wildflower.
Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that tribe says is threat to sacred lands
A judge halted lithium drilling in Arizona, siding with the Hualapai Tribe, who argue it threatens sacred land.
Green agendas clash in Nevada as company grows rare plant to help it survive effects of a mine
Ioneer says the mine it wants to dig in Nevada would more than quadruple U.S. production of lithium needed to speed production of...
Southwest US to bake in first heat wave of season, ‘dangerously hot conditions’
The first heat wave of the season is bringing triple-digit temperatures earlier than usual to much of the Southwest U.S., where forecasters warned...
US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid wildflower concern
Environmentalists vow to fight lithium mining project as Bureau of Land Management released 2,000 pages of environmental impact statement.
Nevada’s first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change
RENO, Nev. (AP) — In what will be a tiny big-game hunt for some of the largest animals in North America, Nevada is...
Energy Department conditionally approves $2.26 billion loan for huge lithium mine in Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Energy Department has conditionally agreed to loan more than $2 billion to a company building a lithium...
