© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A haul truck carries a full load at a mine operation near Elko, Nevada May 21, 2014. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday said she will rule “in the next couple of months” about whether former U.S. President Donald Trump erred in 2021 when he approved Lithium Americas (NYSE:) Corp’s plan to build North America’s largest lithium mine.
Chief Judge Miranda Du of the federal court in Reno, Nevada, held a Thursday hearing to review the contention from ranchers, environmentalists and Indigenous groups that the Thacker Pass lithium mine would permanently scar a region in northern Nevada that is home to wildlife and key water sources.
The long-winding case comes amid rising global demand for lithium, a key component of electric vehicle batteries.
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