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lithium-mining
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Gristscience40 days ago
Amnesty International Report Says Nevada Lithium Projects Lack Indigenous Consent
Amnesty International released a report stating that three lithium mining projects in Nevada are advancing without free, prior and informed consent from affected Indigenous communities. The projects are located on public lands considered unceded territory by the Western Shoshone…
pandaily.comscience49 days ago
U.S. Lithium Mining Projects Projected to Reach 19 by 2030, Including Sites on Tribal Lands
Mining companies have discovered lithium in South Dakota's Black Hills, a site sacred to the Lakota Sioux tribe, as part of a broader push for domestic production. Similar projects in Nevada and Arizona have already impacted indigenous communities, with sacred water sources fadin…