Tribes seek mining reforms amid ‘green’ energy rush
For more than a century, outsiders have come for what’s on this land. First, it was for gold. Today, it’s for lithium, a ...
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Most critical minerals are on Indigenous lands. Will miners respect tribal sovereignty?
Mining — whether for fossil fuels or, increasingly, the critical minerals in high demand today — has a long history of ...
WA’s need for EVs comes at a cost for mining towns
Washington state needs lithium to meet the demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy. But mines add to a legacy of ...
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A $250M Investment Will Help This Lithium Mine Get Up and Running. That’s Bad News for These Tribes.
This story was originally published by Grist. A Canadian mining company behind a massive new lithium mine in northern Nevada has received a $250 million ...
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$250M investment in lithium mine frustrates tribes
“Our tribal chairman at that time, he died of COVID,” said McKinney, who is an enrolled member of the Duck Valley Shoshone Paiute Tribe. “What I’m saying is this whole thing wasn’t done ...
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More than $100 million at stake for Wyoming in Trump’s fed grants freeze
The freeze, and legal chaos surrounding it, jeopardize much-needed investments that state lawmakers have not prioritized, ...
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With $4M for seven reservation projects, grantees hope to boost Wind River’s outdoor profile
Nearly half of 2025 Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Program's grants will go to projects on the Wind River Reservation, where ...
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Haymon assumes NAS Fallon command
Capt. Michael Haymon, a career naval officer who enlisted in 1998 and was commissioned an ensign through the officer ...