External News & Commentary, page-1952

Wow!
This is a complete about face from Patrick and the CBD.
Permit is clearly in the bag, only thing to overcome now is time.

But that doesn’t mean the lithium mine, the geothermal project and the lands bill will all grind to a halt. The point of the Endangered Species Act is to prevent extinction, not stop projects.

Will Tiehm’s buckwheat stop Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge Mine? Not likely, and that’s not the point. What’s more likely is that the mine will overhaul its operations plan to ensure it doesn’t drive the rare wildflower extinct by destroying its critical habitat.