Although it is a story about another Nevada county and another lithium mining company, it has some aspects in common with the situation at Thacker Pass.  The attempt to balance environmental issues against the benefits of having income and jobs from a large in-county lithiium mining company project is a common theme among the two disparate populations.

Esmeralda County firmly supports Rhyolite Ridge project | Nancy Boland (msn.com)

Are there lessons to be learned and applied at the Thacker Pass situation from the struggle at Rhyolite Ridge in Esleralda County, Nevada?