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The Montana Mountains loom over Thacker Pass in northern Nevada, July 14, 2021. A federal judge on Friday, July 23, has denied environmentalists' request for a court order temporarily blocking the government from digging trenches for archaeological surveys at a mine planned near the Nevada-Oregon line with the biggest known U.S. deposit of lithium. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
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Joe Biden's mining boost may not have quick payoff

By The Associated PressMay 2, 2022
Elwood Hinkey, a citizen of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe, moves hay bales to feed his cattle on the Fort McDermitt Reservation in Nevada on March 11, 2022. Hinkey strongly opposes the proposed Thacker Pass lithium mine,  and has made protest signs for his granddaughter, Daranda Hinkey, who formed a group called the Atsa koodakuh wyh Nuwu (People of Red Mountain). (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy for Underscore)
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Green energy's hidden costs spark opposition

By Chris AadlandApr 7, 2022
In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo, Melissa Boerst, a Lithium Nevada Corp. geologist, points to an area of future exploration from a drill site at the Thacker Pass Project in Humboldt County, Nev. A federal judge has denied tribal leaders' bid to temporarily block digging for an archaeological study required before construction can begin for a Nevada lithium mine on what they say is sacred land where their ancestors were massacred more than century ago. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du refused three tribes' request for a preliminary injunction blocking the trenching planned to collect samples near the Oregon line at the site of the largest known lithium deposit in the United States. (Suzanne Featherston/The Daily Free Press via AP, File)
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US seeks new lithium sources as battery demand grows

By The Associated PressMar 30, 2022
The Montana Mountains loom over Thacker Pass in northern Nevada, July 14, 2021. A federal judge on Friday, July 23, has denied environmentalists' request for a court order temporarily blocking the government from digging trenches for archaeological surveys at a mine planned near the Nevada-Oregon line with the biggest known U.S. deposit of lithium. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
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Judge won't reconsider tribes' bid to block mine

By The Associated PressNov 17, 2021
In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo, Melissa Boerst, a Lithium Nevada Corp. geologist, points to an area of future exploration from a drill site at the Thacker Pass Project in Humboldt County, Nev. A federal judge has denied tribal leaders' bid to temporarily block digging for an archaeological study required before construction can begin for a Nevada lithium mine on what they say is sacred land where their ancestors were massacred more than century ago. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du refused three tribes' request for a preliminary injunction blocking the trenching planned to collect samples near the Oregon line at the site of the largest known lithium deposit in the United States. (Suzanne Featherston/The Daily Free Press via AP, File)
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Tribes lose bid to block digging at lithium mine

By The Associated PressSep 7, 2021
The Montana Mountains loom over Thacker Pass in northern Nevada, July 14, 2021. A federal judge on Friday, July 23, has denied environmentalists' request for a court order temporarily blocking the government from digging trenches for archaeological surveys at a mine planned near the Nevada-Oregon line with the biggest known U.S. deposit of lithium. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
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Tribes seek order banning digging at lithium mine

By The Associated PressJul 31, 2021