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ACLU and ACLU of Oregon Submit Public Comment to Oppose Lithium Exploration Project in McDermitt Caldera

Document Date: March 31, 2025
Affiliate: ACLU of Oregon
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On March 31st, 2025, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Oregon submitted a joint public comment in response to a proposed lithium exploration project in the McDermitt Caldera in southeastern Oregon and northern Nevada. Given the extremely short notice and public comment period, and the lack of consent from Indigenous communities preceding the recent development of the Thacker Pass mine in the Caldera, the ACLU and ACLU of Oregon expressed grave concern that the same human rights deficiencies will continue to be repeated in Bureau of Land Management's authorization of the HiTech exploration project and subsequent decisions.