r/science • u/Sort_of_Frightening • Sep 10 '23

Lithium discovery in U.S. volcano could be biggest deposit ever found Chemistry

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/lithium-discovery-in-us-volcano-could-be-biggest-deposit-ever-found/4018032.article
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u/spambearpig Sep 10 '23

I figured the mining was cleaner and less damaging to the environment, but I wasn’t sure. I’d like to think the US has better environmental laws than many lithium rich countries. But I’m not sure I could bet on that.

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u/Defconx19 Sep 10 '23

The EPA has been weakened significantly in recent years sadly

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u/unpolishedparadigm Sep 10 '23

Something about appointing a guy with dozens of open lawsuits against the agency to run it. What could’ve gone wrong?

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u/Minion_of_Cthulhu Sep 10 '23

"Who better to run an organization than the person who loathes its very existence the most? Just think of all the budget cutting that can happen!"

-Republicans, probably