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Scott Sonner
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U.S. Backs Rare Flower Habitat Amid Nevada Lithium Mine Fight
The mine would help produce lithium batteries for electric vehicles.
Operations
Russian Pleads Guilty to Tesla Ransomware Plot
He offered a Tesla employee $1 million to cripple the electric car company’s massive electric battery plant in Nevada.
Regulation
Group Moves to Sue US Gov't Over Fuel Break Plan
Fuel breaks involve clearing stretches of vegetation to slow the progress of fires.
Software
Russian Pleads Not Guilty in Foiled Tesla Ransomware Plot
He's accused of offering a Tesla employee $1 million to enable a ransomware attack at the company's plant.
Operations
Big Nevada Gold Mine Expansion On Hold
Environmentalists say the expansion could prove catastrophic to wildlife, cultural resources and nearby high-desert springs.
Supply Chain
Rare Wildflower Could Jeopardize Lithium Mine
It is one of the most promising deposits of lithium in the world.
Product Development
Electric Cars vs. Flowers
Who's greener?
Operations
US Accused of 'Secret Plutonium Smuggling'
The Energy Department insists the issue is moot.
Operations
Court Trims Oil and Gas Auction
The move came after a judge blocked a Trump administration attempt to curtail protection of habitat for endangered sage grouse in seven states.
Regulation
Mining Threatens Unique Wildflower
The flower doesn't exist anywhere else in the world and could halt the mining of lithium.
Regulation
Nevada to Amend Plutonium Suit
Nevada has said from the start that the government failed to complete the necessary environmental reviews before approving the shipment.
Safety
Nevada Seeks to Restart Plutonium Suit
A federal judge earlier this year refused to ban shipments of the radioactive material to Nevada after the government disclosed it already had trucked one-half metric ton of plutonium there.