Acting Deputy U.S. Interior Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis speaks to reporters at BLM's Nevada headquarters in Reno, Nev., Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, during a news conference announcing approval of a federal permit for Ioneer Ltd.'s lithium-boron mine now scheduled to begin construction next year near the California line about halfway between Reno and Las Vegas. Environmentalists are threatening to sue to try to block the mine they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)