April 07, 2022
In a full-court legal press, four parties in a consolidated lawsuit filed bids in Nevada federal court for summary judgment in a suit challenging government approval of a lithium mining project, arguing the decision violates environmental regulations and flouts consultation with local Native American tribes.
April 05, 2022
The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony asked a Nevada federal court on Tuesday to sanction the Bureau of Land Management in an ongoing case in which a number of parties have sued the federal government for approving Lithium Nevada Corp.'s mining project at Thacker Pass.
March 11, 2022
A Nevada federal judge on Friday denied the Winnemucca Indian Colony's bid to join a lawsuit against the federal government for approving Lithium Nevada Corp.'s mining project at Thacker Pass.
February 28, 2022
Lithium Nevada Corp. slammed a Native American tribe's bid to intervene in a case objecting to the government's approval of its mining project at Thacker Pass, arguing the federally recognized Winnemucca Indian Colony waited too long to voice its concerns and cannot join the case now.
February 14, 2022
A Native American tribe in Nevada is seeking to partake in a lawsuit against the federal government for approving the Lithium Nevada Corp.'s mining project at Thacker Pass, saying the land is sacred and asking that mining operations not commence until the company complies with all legal requirements.
February 04, 2022
Native American tribes urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse a lower court's decision and support their bid to halt a lithium mine developer from breaking ground on its project in order to protect historical graves they say are near the project area.
January 12, 2022
A Nevada federal judge on Wednesday refused to stop a lithium mine developer from breaking ground on its project pending a Ninth Circuit review, saying Native American tribes hadn't met their burden to warrant injunctive relief.
January 04, 2022
Native American tribes have asked a federal judge to block work on a Nevada lithium mine while they try to undo her decision to allow a company's trenching operations on a site they say includes tribal artifacts.
November 08, 2021
A Nevada federal judge on Monday allowed a mineral company to continue with construction plans for an open mine pit in Thacker Pass, turning down requests from Native American tribes to reconsider additional evidence of a supposed burial site on the project site in an attempt to pause the company's operations.
October 25, 2021
Tribes defended their argument that a Nevada federal court must stop work at a Lithium Nevada Corp. mine, arguing that their issues with the federal government's review of the project's impact on historic properties go beyond their tribal interests.