HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NV – While in Humboldt County, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) toured the Thacker Pass Lithium Project and met with leaders from Lithium Americas and Sawtooth Mining to discuss the project’s progress and how it will help strengthen Nevada’s lithium industry. Lithium Americas is an integral partner in Nevada’s Lithium Loop Tech Hub, the funding for which Senator Rosen secured to boost lithium extraction, production, processing, and recycling, while creating good-paying jobs. Senator Rosen was joined on today’s tour by Winnemucca Mayor Rich Stone.
“As the only state with active lithium mining, Nevada is a national leader in the critical mineral supply chain — boosting our economy, creating good-paying jobs, and supporting American energy independence,” dijo el Senador Rosen. “I joined local leaders to visit the Thacker Pass project and discuss how it will help strengthen our clean energy sector, create jobs, and strengthen our national security. I was proud to help secure funding for this project, and will continue to advocate for responsible mining development — with robust labor and environmental protections — in Nevada.”
“We greatly appreciate Senator Rosen’s support for responsibly onshoring critical mineral development and securing our country’s energy future,” said Tim Crowley, Vice President of Government and External Affairs at Lithium Americas.
Senator Rosen helped secure the funding for Thacker Pass through the Inflation Reduction Act that she voted for and helped pass, greatly expanding the Department of Energy’s loan authority for such projects. She was also a leading author of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which included bipartisan legislation to promote Nevada’s mining and emerging battery industries and to create the battery manufacturing and recycling program that is funding numerous projects in Nevada. She has also supported multiple national designations for the University of Nevada, Reno, including as a Regional Tech and Innovation Hub for innovation and job creation in the lithium-ion battery industry.
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