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Native Americans ask court to block Lithium Americas Corp Nevada mine
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Native Americans win ruling to join lawsuit against Lithium Americas project
Reuters | July 28, 2021 | 4:26 pm
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Lithium Americas plans to spend $400 million on the first phase of its Thacker Pass project. (Photo courtesy of LAC)
A U.S. federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Native American tribes may join a lawsuit seeking to block Lithium Americas Corp’s proposed Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, the latest attempt to halt development of what could become one of the largest U.S. producers of the electric vehicle battery metal.
Four environmental groups sued to block the mining project earlier this year, arguing it could harm sage grouse and other wildlife. But those groups did not focus their arguments on potential harm to Native American sites.
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Given that, Chief Judge Miranda Du of U.S. District Court for Nevada said the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and Atsa koodakuh wyh Nuwu/People of Red Mountain may join the lawsuit as plaintiffs to argue their belief the project would damage religious and historical sites. The judge said adding new plaintiffs should not affect the case’s timeline.
“This case is still in its early stages,” Du said in the nine-page ruling.
Environmentalists lost the case’s first battle last week when Du denied their request to block minor archaeological digging while she considers the broader question of whether former President Donald Trump’s administration erred when it approved the entire project in January.