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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 Protect Thacker Pass | 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 Protect Thacker Pass | 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: 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 Protect Thacker Pass | 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 Protect Thacker Pass | 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...
The conflicting questions that #ProtectThackerPass sparks for environmentalists

The conflicting questions that #ProtectThackerPass sparks for environmentalists

by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 28, 2021 | Press, Reflection

By Kamea Chayne, March 25, 2021 Are we okay with living ecosystems and mountaintops being blown up—so long as it’s done for extracting lithium instead of coal? As the largest known lithium reserve in the United States, Thacker Pass, a part of the ancestral lands...
Inside the Lithium Mining War That Could Poison the Nevada Desert’s Water

Inside the Lithium Mining War That Could Poison the Nevada Desert’s Water

by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 7, 2021 | Press

A mining giant wants to extract lithium from the Nevada desert to power electric cars. But a more sustainable future doesn’t come without costs. By Samir Ferdowsi for Vice News, March 5, 2021, 8:59am One of the largest known lithium deposits in the world has sat...
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