#lithium-mining

#lithium-mining

Raquel Celina Rodriguez observes that the once lush Vega de Tilopozo is now dry, highlighting the stark impact of climate change on the region's landscape and ecology.

The Hualapai tribe regards H'a'Kamwe' as a sacred healing place, symbolizing their connection to the land, threatened by proposed lithium mining activities nearby.

"Our life is contained in that water, the day it dries up, we're dead as a culture, and we will have to leave."

The U.S. must address critical minerals supply chain by enhancing both lithium mining and recycling to stabilize sourcing for battery production.