The Thacker Pass Mine brings many uncertainties to the region’s Indigenous and settler ranching communities. This episode features Susan Frey, a rancher in Orovada, and Gary McKinney, a Shoshone Paiute activist who lives on the Duck Valley Reservation. Together, Gary and Susan ask what resistance and survival look like in the long term.
Mining for the Climate is a co-creation of Nate Otjen and Jessica Ng. It’s a production of Blue Lab at Princeton University.
Episode Credits:
Written by Jessica Ng and Nate Otjen
Hosted by Jessica Ng
Sound design by Gianna Imparato
Research and production team: Nate Otjen, Jessica Ng, Christopher Bao, and Jose Santacruz
Music by Pixabay (www.pixabay.com)
Audio Clip Credits:
Gary McKinney on Camp Peehee Mu’huh, Instagram, 2021
Attached Documents:
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, “Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Project,” September 2023
Lithium Americas, “Technical Report on the Thacker Pass Project, Humboldt County, NEVADA, USA,” December 2024
Copyright 2025 Nate Otjen, Jessica Ng and Blue Lab (bluelabmedia.org). All rights reserved.
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