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Scrappy watchdogs gear up for a new mining boom with court victories

Demand for green metals and possible sanctions on Russian uranium could jumpstart the industry across the West

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Mar 14, 2022
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Here’s what’s great about electric vehicles: You don’t need to fill them up with dirty, stinky, volatile gasoline; they don’t spew any exhaust; and they contribute less to climate change, so long as they are charged on a grid not dominated by fossil fuels. Here’s what sucks about them: They are basically big, rolling batteries, and batteries need minera…

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