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<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/nevada-flower-listed-as-endangered-at-lithium-mine-site/"></div>RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials declared a Nevada wildflower endangered on Wednesday at the only place it’s known to exist — on a high-desert ridge where a lithium mine is planned to help meet growing demand for electric car batteries. The Fish and Wildlife Service’s formal listing of Tiehm’s buckwheat and its accompanying […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excer...

U.S. wildlife officials have declared a Nevada wildflower endangered at the only place it’s known to exist — on a high-desert ridge where a lithium mine is planned to help meet growing demand for electric car batteries

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed Tiehm’s buckwheat as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.

RENO, Nev. — A Nevada wildflower was declared endangered at the only place it's known to exist — on a high-desert ridge where a lithium mine is planned to help meet growing demand for electric car batteries, U.S. wildlife officials announced Wednesday. The Fish and Wildlife Service's formal listi

U.S. wildlife officials designated a Nevada wildflower endangered in its sole known habitat: a high-desert ridge where a lithium mine is proposed to help fill demand for electric vehicle batteries.