Oooops, my mistake: LAC is indeed mentioned later on in the article.

Which brings a question up in my mind: I don't recall sage grouse being present in that particular part of NV. They're all around there, sure, but not really all that much in and around the caldera. It was an issue for other lithium mines in NV, but not really Thacker Pass...isn't that so? Water, on the other hand, was repeatedly brought up by neighboring ranchers, and rightfully so.