A billboard on U.S. 95 near Orovada, Nev. warns against Lithium Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine on Sep. 9, 2023. The group, People of Red Mountain, oppose construction of the mining operation in Thacker Pass because of environmental concerns and damages to an area sacred to Paiute and Shoshone tribes. (Noel Lyn Smith/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)