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Judge refuses to block digging at NV-OR mine
A Nevada tribe said the digging would disturb sacred burial grounds
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A Nevada tribe said the digging would disturb sacred burial grounds
Scott Sonner
Associated Press
RENO, Nev. A federal judge has denied environmentalists request for a court order temporarily blocking the government from digging trenches for archaeological surveys at a mine planned near the Nevada-Oregon line with the biggest known U.S. deposit of lithium.
U.S. District Judge Miranda Du said in an 11-page ruling late Friday in Reno that four conservation groups failed to prove the trenches planned across a total of one-quarter acre would cause irreparable harm to sage brush that serves as critical habitat for imperiled sage grouse.
Judge hears fight over lithium mine on Nevada-Oregon line
There was a failure to consult with tribal citizens, said lawyers for the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and Western Watersheds Project
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Scott Sonner
Associated Press
RENO, Nev. A judge considering legal challenges to government approval of a Nevada mine at the largest known U.S. deposit of lithium said Wednesday she ll decide by the end of the month whether to grant the conservationists bid for a temporary ban on any digging at the site because of potential harm to sage grouse and other wildlife.
U.S. District Judge Miranda Du also agreed to an expedited review of a new request from a Nevada tribe to join the legal battle and seek a similar restraining order based on its claim the mine would disturb sacred burial grounds near the Nevada-Oregon line.