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Native Americans Enter Legal Battle Against Thacker Pass Lithium Mine

Native Americans Enter Legal Battle Against Thacker Pass Lithium Mine

by Protect Thacker Pass | Jul 26, 2021 | Press Releases

July 26, 2021 Contact:Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Chairman Arlan MelendezWilliam Falk, Esq. Protect Thacker Pass FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RENO, NV — In yet another blow to Lithium Americas’ troubled Thacker Pass lithium mine, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and a group of...
We are heading towards a future of massively increased mining if we cannot change direction

We are heading towards a future of massively increased mining if we cannot change direction

by Protect Thacker Pass | Jul 23, 2021 | Reflection

The plan to “electrify everything” that is rapidly taking over all economic and policy planning around the world means that mining for metals and minerals will increase dramatically to supply demand for technologies like EVs and so much more. Take a look...
Judge to decide whether lithium mine activity can move forward as Fort McDermitt tribal members, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony seek to intervene

Judge to decide whether lithium mine activity can move forward as Fort McDermitt tribal members, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony seek to intervene

by Protect Thacker Pass | Jul 23, 2021 | Press

By Daniel Rothberg for The Nevada Independent July 22, 2021 In front of a federal courthouse in downtown Reno on Wednesday morning, more than 50 people from Indigenous groups across the state gathered in a peaceful protest against the proposed Thacker Pass lithium...
California’s electric car revolution, designed to save the planet, also unleashes a toll on it

California’s electric car revolution, designed to save the planet, also unleashes a toll on it

by Protect Thacker Pass | Jul 22, 2021 | Press

by Evan Halper for the LA Times July 21, 2021 A mining permit pushed through in the last week of the Trump administration allows the Canadian company Lithium Americas Corp. to produce enough lithium carbonate annually to supply nearly a million electric car batteries....
Legal Update from the Hearing in Reno, July 21

Legal Update from the Hearing in Reno, July 21

by Protect Thacker Pass | Jul 22, 2021 | Project updates, Resistance Updates

In a video from Thacker Pass this morning, Max describes the status of the legal efforts to Protect Thacker Pass. Yesterday, a judge in the federal court in Reno heard arguments on a preliminary injunction motion filed against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and...
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