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Experts Say Biden’s Expanded Lithium Production as Bad for Environment as Fossil Fuels

Experts Say Biden’s Expanded Lithium Production as Bad for Environment as Fossil Fuels
Lithium batteries displayed in the workshop of a battery manufacturing facility on Nov. 14, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
8/19/2022|Updated: 8/21/2022
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Increased domestic lithium production plays a crucial role in President Joe Biden’s green energy plan, as 2021 marked the largest rollout of solar, wind, and electric batteries in the history of the United States.

Nevertheless, lithium mining has quietly revealed itself to be a significant contributor to environmental pollution in the frantic rush to abandon fossil fuels.

Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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