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Nevada lithium mine leads to 'green colonialism' accusations

2023-10-08 11:19
The rush to mine lithium for car batteries is dividing environmental and native American communities.
Nevada lithium mine leads to 'green colonialism' accusations

In the high Nevadan desert near the Oregon border lies an enormous deposit of lithium, a metal that is essential in the production of electric car batteries.

President Joe Biden wants to get it out of the ground. But its exploration is dividing communities which are usually on the same side of...