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A northern Nevada mine that is the largest-known source of lithium in the United States for electric car batteries is facing resistance from a radical environmental group and some of its Native American supporters.

A lithium mine is proposed for an area of desert near the Oregon-Nevada border that includes ancestral lands of several tribes.

A lithium mine is proposed for an area of desert near the Oregon-Nevada border that includes ancestral lands of several tribes.

Lithium has a big place in America’s vision for renewable energy. It’s a mined metal used in chargeable batteries, and as we begin to hear more about it, we’re learning more about the pros and cons of more places to mine it.

A proposed lithium mine along the Nevada-Oregon border would produce critical materials for electric car batteries along with local jobs, but critics say the damage to the environment, including the ancestral lands of multiple tribes, isn't worth it.

A proposed lithium mine along the Nevada-Oregon border would produce critical materials for electric car batteries along with local jobs, but critics say the damage to the environment, including the ancestral lands of multiple tribes, isn't worth it.

A proposed lithium mine along the Nevada-Oregon border would produce critical materials for electric car batteries along with local jobs, but critics say the damage to the environment, including the ancestral lands of multiple tribes, isn't worth it.

Proposed lithium mine in Nevada would damage ancestral lands for short-term benefits, critics say