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‘Apprehensive but optimistic’: Nevada’s least populated county braces for industrial development
In the arid landscapes that make up Esmeralda County, there is a huge cache of untapped wealth that mining companies are racing to acquire: lithium. Ralph Keyes, the Chair of the Esmeralda County Board of Commissioners, likens the boom in mining applications to the California Gold Rush in its intensity, scale, and potential for lasting […]
We can’t solve the climate crisis by causing extinction
Tiehm’s buckwheat, the rare wildflower at the center of controversy for supposedly “standing in the way” of a lithium mine, is teetering on the edge of extinction. Dubious conservation programs, touted loudly by a mining company and its boosters, not only will fail to prevent the plant’s extinction in its natural range, but they do […]
Lithium mining company hopes to plow ahead by growing endangered plant in greenhouse
Rhyolite Ridge in Nevada is one of the only two major known global deposits of lithium-boron. It’s also the location of the only known population of the Tiehm’s buckwheat plant, a rare wildflower listed as endangered by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service in December. Despite the listing, Australia-based mine developer Ioneer Corp., has maintained […]
The presidential campaign of Convict 9653
On April 4, 2023, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the indictment of former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump on 34 felony charges related to alleged crimes involving bookkeeping on a 7-year-old hush money payment to an adult film actress. Trump is unlikely to wind up in an orange jumpsuit, at least not […]
Senators question diversity of Lombardo cannabis working group
State senators on Friday questioned the gender and ethnic diversity of a working group requested by Gov. Joe Lombardo to weigh in on legislation and address cannabis industry complaints about the state’s regulatory apparatus and competition from the illegal trade. “From day one of Governor Lombardo’s administration, there has been, and this is no criticism […]
‘The tourists pay it’ is a lousy excuse for punishing Nevadans with a regressive tax system
What type of business generates the most sales tax revenue in Clark County, home of the Fabulous Las Vegas Strip? If you guessed “food services and drinking places” ding ding ding you are right. It accounts for about 20% of the county’s total sales tax revenue, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation. But how […]
Reno-based geothermal developer set to sue Biden administration over toad’s endangered listing
A geothermal energy developer vowed to sue the Biden administration over its decision to list a rare Nevada toad as endangered. The endangered listing could potentially derail the company’s latest renewable energy project in Nevada. In a letter filed Wednesday, Reno-based Ormat Technologies Inc. announced their intention to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service […]
Lithium: ‘More economic colonialism?’ Nevada: ‘Yes, please.’
For roughly three years before it began skyrocketing in late 2021, the price of a metric ton of lithium carbonate mostly ambled along in the vicinity of $17,500. The price peaked in November 2022, at more than $86,800 per ton. More recently, it’s been plummeting, and as of Thursday morning was down to less than […]
DOE offers contentious NV lithium mine $700 million loan
Citing a need to secure a domestic supply of lithium for electric car batteries, the Biden Administration has pledged $700 million for a planned lithium mine on the habitat of an endangered Nevada wildflower. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Energy announced it agreed to provide the attractive financing to Australian developer Ioneer Inc. under […]
Lawsuit seeks to expel cattle from endangered wildflower habitat
A conservation group is suing the federal government in an effort to ban cattle from grazing in the habitat of an endangered wildflower that can only be found on about 10 acres of public land in Esmeralda County, Nevada. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice Monday of its intent to sue the U.S. […]