if wrong place sorry mod`s , just the bad part of the story
As Battery Market Soars, Demand For Lithium Grows
"""His biggest concern is the amount of chemicals being used. According to the mining company's estimates, the process would create 2,900 tons of sulfuric acid every day at the start, and double that when it reaches full production. That process could lead to serious health effects if any of that material were to leach out into the air or ground or if there was an accident during transportation.

“I mean, it's not like we're just hauling lumber or something,” Bartell says. “It's pretty dangerous chemicals that are going to be hauled up and down the road, so if there's an accident or something, that could potentially impact people.”And then there's the fuel side of it. The company will consume more than 26,000 gallons of diesel fuel every day"""
if you want to read the full story > https://www.kunr.org/post/nevadas-v...uel-energy-transition-what-cost#stream/0