/tags/mines mines en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:30:00 GMT /environment/2023-03-01/bills-would-allow-radioactive-byproducts-of-phosphate-mining-in-road-bed-test-projects The mining industry has been searching for ways to reduce the size of gypstacks, such as the one at Piney Point that leaked into Tampa Bay in 2021. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:30:00 GMT /environment/2023-03-01/bills-would-allow-radioactive-byproducts-of-phosphate-mining-in-road-bed-test-projects Steve Newborn /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-11-23/high-demand-and-prices-for-lithium-send-mines-into-overdrive Demand for batteries has sent lithium prices soaring. But building new mines is controversial and time-consuming. So existing mines are hitting overdrive and boosting production as much as they can. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:00:46 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-11-23/high-demand-and-prices-for-lithium-send-mines-into-overdrive Camila Domonoske /news/2021-09-02/these-tribal-activists-want-biden-to-stop-a-planned-lithium-mine-on-their-sacred-land In Nevada, tribal opposition to a proposed lithium mine is testing the White House's pledge to electrify America's transportation system and give more of a voice to indigenous people in federal lands. Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:23:32 GMT /news/2021-09-02/these-tribal-activists-want-biden-to-stop-a-planned-lithium-mine-on-their-sacred-land Kirk Siegler