As the government inches towards a decision that could bolster electric car production, some conservationists argue extinction of the endangered plant isn't a fair price.
. But they say they want companies like Ioneer to pursue the metal in a way that does as little harm to the surrounding habitat as possible
A group of concerned scientists says Ioneer's current mining plan puts lithium production so close to Tiehm's buckwheat that all the dust thrown up in construction and digging would make it hard for the plant to photosynthesize or to reproduce, since the insects that pollinate it would be disturbed. Without a one-mile buffer protecting the eight dense patches of yellow plants from mining activities, the scientists say the species won't survive.
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