Despite promises of bringing cash and clean energy to a long-struggling region in the California desert, a new lithium mining project is already under scrutiny for allegedly ignoring the severe ...

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The United States is increasing its domestic lithium production to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains, potentially ...

A Nevada mining company will lose out on a $57 million federal grant to build a manufacturing plant for battery-grade lithium ...

Bill McColl has 25+ years of experience as a senior producer and writer for TV, radio, and digital media leading teams of anchors, reporters, and editors in creating news broadcasts, covering some of ...

The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada. The Department of Energy will take a 5% ...

Critical minerals, and especially rare earths, as well as the ongoing need to decarbonise and a bigger role for governments ...

Lithium Americas Corp said on Friday the U.S. government has published the final environmental report for its Nevada lithium project, with full federal permitting expected by early 2021.

With China producing more than 85% of the world’s batteries, the U.S. is racing to mine the metals needed for national security and products like EVs. In April, 2024, the WSJ went inside two projects ...

The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada. The Department of Energy will take a 5% ...