$250 Million Investment To Lithium Mine
A $250M investment will help this lithium mine get up and running. That’s bad news for these tribes. “This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” A Canadian mining company behind a massive new lithium mine in northern Nevada has received a $250 million investment to complete construction of […]
Lithium Mine Violates Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
By Human Rights Watch and ACLU / Cultural Survival (Washington D.C., February 6, 2025) – The United Statesgovernment’s decision to permit Lithium Americas to mine at Thacker Pass in Nevada violated Indigenous people’s rights, Human Rights Watch and the ACLU said in a report released today. The 18,000-acre mining project is under construction and will extract […]
Press Release: Activists Sued by Mining Company Tell Their Stories
The “Thacker Pass Six,” sued in 2023 following protests, include a disabled Paiute spiritual elder, a Shoshone mother of four, and a Tribal attorney. WINNEMUCCA, NV — Six people who were sued by Lithium Nevada Corporation last year for protesting the Thacker Pass lithium mine are telling their stories for […]
Protect Our Water Protectors
Dean Barlese, elder and spiritual leader from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, prays at Thacker Pass (known as “Peehee Mu’huh” in the Paiute language) on April 25th, 2023 during a non-violent action halting construction of an open-pit lithium mine. Photo by the author. Please join us for a special live streaming event to raise awareness […]
Press Release: Thacker Pass Protectors File First-Ever “Biodiversity Necessity Defense” in Nevada CourtPress Release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thacker Pass Protectors File First-Ever “Biodiversity Necessity Defense” in Nevada Court Also pursuing “Climate Necessity Defense” and making allegations that mining company has violated their rights. Attorney: “They’re not criminals; they’re heroes.” WINNEMUCCA, NV — In a first for the American legal system, the lawyers for six people sued by Lithium Nevada […]