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Native Americans Converge at Proposed Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Site

Native Americans Converge at Proposed Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Site

by Elisabeth Robson | Apr 14, 2021 | Press

Photo: Simona, Cain, and Mason are members of the Burns, Oregon Paiute Tribe – photo: Brian Bahouth for the Sierra Nevada Ally Four audio interviews from Thacker Pass last weekend, via Sierra Nevada Ally. Inelda Sam, Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe Dean...
Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribal Members Protest Thacker Pass Lithium Mine

Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribal Members Protest Thacker Pass Lithium Mine

by Elisabeth Robson | Apr 11, 2021 | Press

Audio: an interview with tribal member Daranda Hinckey By Brian Bahouth -April 8, 2021 Daranda Hinckey is a Fort McDermitt tribal member who said she spent time researching the mine and the demand for lithium and decided to take direct action. “From an environmental...
Press: The rise of electric vehicles is disrupting life in a small Western community

Press: The rise of electric vehicles is disrupting life in a small Western community

by Elisabeth Robson | Apr 7, 2021 | Press

Photograph of deer at Thacker Pass by Spenser Heaps for Deseret News. See the article for more of Spenser’s terrific photography.   A proposed lithium mine in rural northern Nevada has created unlikely alliances as efforts to address climate change clash...
Press: Thacker Pass: The Heart of Climate (in)Equity

Press: Thacker Pass: The Heart of Climate (in)Equity

by Elisabeth Robson | Apr 7, 2021 | Press

Photograph: (left to right) Myron Smart, Will Falk, and Ian Bigley By Ian Bigley for Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada In late March of 2021, PLAN staff and supporters visited Thacker Pass where a land occupation protest is ongoing in opposition to a massive...
Press: Opinion: Protect land and life-Environmental activism as a path to becoming a better adult

Press: Opinion: Protect land and life-Environmental activism as a path to becoming a better adult

by Elisabeth Robson | Apr 7, 2021 | Press

Photograph of old-growth sagebrush at Thacker Pass at sunset by Sarah Gar By Sarah Gar | April 6, 2021 A recent Cornell University report links 40% of human deaths today to pollution, so why doesn’t this pandemic dominate the news cycle? Why don’t communities...
Activists Camp At Thacker Pass To Prevent Lithium Mine From Opening

Activists Camp At Thacker Pass To Prevent Lithium Mine From Opening

by Elisabeth Robson | Mar 31, 2021 | Press

“So many of us in the environmental movement understand taking a mountain top off for coal is bad. Well, taking a mountain apart for lithium is bad, as well.” — Will Falk KTVN interviewed campers at Thacker Pass Blockade. Here is the story that...
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