The Supreme Court narrowed the scope of wetlands preservation in late May 2023. The Court ruled in Sackett v. EPA that regulations under the Clean Water Act only apply to
"The Fish and Wildlife Service has launched an in-depth study of whether a teensy-tiny snail that inhabits springs in a small slice of lithium-rich Nevada desert should enjoy federal protections under the Endangered Species Act."
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said that they will assess whether a planned lithium mine will push the Kings River pyrg, found only in 13 high-desert springs, to extinction.