Late Wednesday, the Bureau of Land Management admitted the agency erred when they approved an exploratory mineral drilling operation near the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, a critical wetland habitat in the Amargosa Desert 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, without consulting other relevant agencies.
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The Bureau of Land Management has formally paused a plan to drill for lithium near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, which is inhabited by federally protected species.