A coalition is asking the BLM to cancel permitting for the project, proposed to wipe out more than 2,000 acres of desert tortoise habitat west of Las Vegas.
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These species, listed under the Endangered Species Act, are at risk of being lost from the only place they exist in the world — Nevada.
The Biden administration has agreed to loan more than $2 billion to the company building a controversial lithium mine in Nevada.
The funding from a U.S. Department of Agriculture program will be used to replace a water tank and to install water lines and fire hydrants.
The agency needs more time to evaluate impacts to the sage-grouse, which relies on the distinct sagebrush habitat.
A blizzard that closed highways and ski resorts had moved through the Sierra Nevada but forecasters warned that more snow was on the way for Northern California.