U.S. wildlife officials have declared a Nevada wildflower endangered at the only place it’s known to exist — on a high-desert ridge where a lithium mine is planned to help meet growing demand for electric car batteries
FILE - In this photo provided by the Center for Biological Diversity, Tiehm's buckwheat grows in the high desert in the Silver Peak Range of western Nevada about halfway between Reno and Las Vegas, in June 2019, where a lithium mine is planned. On Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, U.S. wildlife officials declared Tiehm's buckwheat endangered. RENO, Nev.
“We find that a threatened species status is not appropriate because the threats are severe and imminent, and Tiehm’s buckwheat is in danger of extinction now, as opposed to likely to become endangered in the future,” the agency said. But the listing under the Endangered Species Act subjects the mine to its most stringent regulatory requirement to date.
The mining company said the decision"provides further clarity for the path forward" and is “fully in line with Ioneer's expectations” for development of the mine site at Rhyolite Ridge in the Silver Peak Range west of Tonopah, near the California border. The flowers are found on a total of just 10 acres spread across about 3 square miles . Federal agencies are prohibited from approving any activity on federal lands that could destroy, modify or adversely affect any listed species' critical habitat.
But Donnelley noted that USFWS estimated in Wednesday's final listing rule that the proposed scenario would “disturb and remove up to 38% of the critical habitat for this species, impacting pollinator populations, altering hydrology, removing soil and risking subsidence.”
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