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The Nevada Appeal, the Silver State's oldest continuously run newspaper, first published on May 16, 1865.

"In an ongoing legal battle with the Biden administration over a Nevada lithium mine, environmentalists are poised to return to court with a new approach accusing U.S. wildlife officials of dragging their feet on a year-old petition seeking endangered species status for a tiny snail that lives nearby."

The only place the snail is known to exist is in 13 shallow springs near the Thacker Pass Mine.

Environmentalists are planning to sue US wildlife officials for not listing the Kings River pyrg, a tiny snail near a Nevada lithium mine, as an endangered species. The Western Watersheds Project argues that failure to protect the snail could lead to its extinction, with the mine's operations potentially impacting its habitat. President Joe Biden has prioritized domestic lithium production, as demand for the mineral used in electric vehicle batteries is expected to increase significantly. Previous lawsuits targeting the mine's approval have been largely unsuccessful, but this new approach targ...

Environmentalists are poised to return to court in an ongoing legal battle with the Biden administration over a Nevada lithium mine.