They say the lithium mine will drive an endangered desert wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows, and threaten cultural resources.

The Center for Biological Diversity is suing BLM over its authorization of Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine.

Some environmentalists worry the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project could drive a rare wildflower to extinction, highlighting the trade-offs of the energy transition.

For the first time under President Joe Biden, a federal permit for a new lithium mine in the U.S. has been approved.

Citing internal Bureau of Land Management emails, the groups say the environmental review process for the mine was on a very aggressive schedule that deviated from that of similar projects.

Environmental and Indigenous groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Interior Department's approval of ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the first domestic source of the battery metal to be permitted by Democratic President Joe Biden's administration.

The project in Nevada is key to Biden's clean energy agenda, but the mining plan appears destined for a legal battle with conservationists who say it will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction.

The lawsuit, lodged in a Las Vegas federal court, raises alarms about the potential environmental impacts of the mine.

Environmentalists challenged this week the Biden administration’s go-ahead for a big open pit lithium mine in Nevada that impinges on the habitat of the endangered Tiehm’s buckwheat. Hot on the heels of the administration’s green light for the Rhyolite Ridge project,