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Reducing the Harmful Effects of Lithium Mining

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Published: April 24, 2022 by RHJ Producer

Traditional lithium mining can ruin the surrounding environment, posing a risk to the health of local communities and wildlife. But lithium is also an essential component of making electric vehicles a widespread reality.

dried up portion of the Salton Sea

FILE – A dried up portion of the Salton Sea stretches out with a geothermal power plant in the distance in Niland, Calif., Thursday, July 15, 2021. Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium from geothermal wastewater around the rapidly shrinking body of water. The ultralight metal is critical to rechargeable batteries. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

As production for a new mine in Nevada gears up, the company behind the project, Lithium Americas, reveals how they’re reducing the public health threats and environmental impact of lithium mining.

  • Thacker Pass Mineral Resource Model
  • View of lithium battery from the inside with a yellow tesla cathode

Dr. Glenn Miller, the Co-Chair of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science at University of Nevada-Reno, is traditionally a mining critic. But he talks about how the new mine at Thacker Pass will operate and why he believes its construction is essential to combatting climate change.


Guest Information:

  • Dr. Glenn Miller, Semi-Retired Professor and Co-Chair of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada-Reno
  • Marko Paunović, former Serbian citizen

Links for more info:

  • Glenn Miller | Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Science | University of Nevada, Reno
  • Thacker Pass
Program #: 22-17Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Business and Industry| Climate Change| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Environmental Science and Climate Change| Ethics| Mining| Natural Resources| Pharmacology and Toxicology| Philosophy and Ethics| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Science| TechnologyGuests: Dr. Glenn Miller| Marko PaunovićInstitutions & Organizations: University of Nevadatagged with: Jason Dickey| Kristen Farrah| Nancy Benson| professor| Serbia
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Since 1992, Radio Health Journal has been bringing listeners useful, verifiable information they can trust and rely on in the fields of medicine, science & technology, research, and the intersection of health & public policy. Both Radio Health Journal and sister show Viewpoints Radio are AURN productions.

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