LA Times Today: Commentary: A climate-saving lithium mine could doom an endangered desert flower
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There is a rare desert flower that is only found in a three-square mile area of Nevada. Also targeted for that area are plans for a new lithium mine. The U.S. – and the world – needs lithium to meet a growing demand. But a lithium mine could wipe out that rare desert flower. And that’s a dilemma.
L.A. Times climate columnist Sammy Roth wrote about it.
L.A. Times climate columnist Sammy Roth wrote about it.