“The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.”
Chuck Grassley
Republican senator from Iowa. In an op-ed.. Claim dated 7 Jun 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Bureau of Land Management is currently vetting a lithium mine application against a full menu of environmental concerns. The Biden 2022 budget has at least $75 million for lithium battery recycling.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Chuck Grassley (Republican senator from Iowa) made this claim around 7 June 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 June 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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