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World > Americas & EMEA
Flower or power? Campaigners fear lithium mine could kill rare plant
By Agence France-Presse
May 23, 2024 10:17 am

UNITED STATES: Delicate pink buds sway in the desert breeze, pregnant with yellow pompoms whose explosion will carpet the dusty corner of Nevada that is the only place on Earth where they exist.

Under their roots lie vast reserves of lithium, vital for the rechargeable electric car batteries that will reduce planet-heating pollution.

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