“Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show - The Nevada Independent

“Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show – Earth First! Journal

by Mark Olalde / Pro Publica Josh Dini, left, and Gary McKinney, a member of a group opposing the Thacker Pass lithium mine in northern Nevada, pass Sentinel Rock on a 2024 prayer ride to raise awareness of mining’s impacts on the environment and cultural resources. Credit:David Calvert/The Nevada Independent Ka’ila Farrell-Smith grew up in a community that was deeply involved in the fight for Indigenous rights, protesting broken treaties and ot…

Nevada lithium mine opponents were tracked by FBI and local law enforcement for years

Federal and local agencies monitored Indigenous activists protesting the Thacker Pass lithium mine in northern Nevada, using joint terrorism task forces and private security teams to track their movements and online activity.Mark Olalde reports for ProPublica.In short:Records show at least 10 law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, surveilled mostly peaceful protesters, sharing data from social media and cameras installed near campsites.Lit…

“Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show

Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, have collaborated with private security to surveil largely peaceful protesters opposed to the Thacker Pass mine, according to a ProPublica review of thousands of pages of law enforcement communications.

“Under the microscope”: Activists opposing a Nevada lithium mine were surveilled for years, records show - The Nevada Independent

The FBI and other law enforcement agencies have for years worked alongside private security to surveil protesters who oppose Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine, according to internal law enforcement communications reviewed by ProPublica.