A proposed lithium mine presents a climate versus environment conflict

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As world leaders meet for another climate summit in Egypt, the U.S. is pushing to mine more lithium for electric vehicle batteries at home. EVs will help cut pollution from transportation, the nation`s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. But there`s a tradeoff, as residents have learned near Charlotte, where a big open-pit mine is proposed.

A company called Piedmont Lithium wants to build a mine and processing operation on 1,500 acres in northern Gaston County, about 30 miles west of Charlotte...
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Ken Notes: Not Wisconsin, but we are in the mix for mines producing metals in demand as the market changes. I believe we need to find new economic engines for the northern half of the state or we will see pressure for the revenues mines promise...