Diego Tovar is the Assistant Director of Campus and Civic Engagement for the Rachel Carson Council. In addition to his work in environmental advocacy, Diego is a writer whose fiction explores the intersections of nature, justice, and human resilience.
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Opinion: The Lithium Rush Is Repeating Past Mistakes. Will We Ever Learn?
Amid the excitement around the shift to clean energy, a critical issue remains overlooked: community engagement in resource extraction. As the demand for lithium surges—ushering in what many are calling a new “Lithium Rush”—there’s a risk of repeating the same harmful patterns seen during uranium extraction decades ago. To create a truly just transition, it’s…
