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Lawsuit Seeks Emergency Listing Of Rare Nevada Wildflower

Oct 01, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Environmentalists are suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to try to force the emergency listing of a rare wildflower as an endangered species after much of its population was destroyed at the site of a proposed lithium mine in Nevada.

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Massive Damage Of Rare Plants Probed At Nevada Mine Site

Sep 21, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — State and federal authorities are investigating the mysterious loss of a significant swath of a rare desert wildflower that's being considered for federal protection at a contentious mine site in Nevada.

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SEC Complaint Filed Over Mine That Could Threaten Rare Plant

Sep 02, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists have filed a complaint with the Securities Exchange Commission accusing an Australian company of misleading investors about how soon it might start building a lithium mine in Nevada.

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A Small, Rare Flower Could Stop A Major Mining Plan In Nevada

Aug 06, 2020

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Mining Company Extends UNR Research On Rare Wildflower

Apr 20, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A mining company has announced a $168,000 grant to the University of Nevada, Reno to extend a five-year research contract to study a rare desert wildflower that critics say could be harmed by plans to build a lithium mine in Nevada.