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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/A20.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Protection Sought for Snail Near Nevada Lithium Mine' data-article-id='6249'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9313'>Activists are seeking Endangered Species Act protection for an extremely small snail. </span> <span data-start-time='9313' data-end-time='21479'>The tiny, shelled animal is only known to exist in water sources along the Nevada-Oregon border in the western United States.</span> <span data-start-time='21479' data-end-time='26271'>The snail species is called the Kings River pyrg. </span> <span data-start-time='26271' data-end-time='37792'>The Western Watersheds Project sent in the request for protection to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week.</span> <span data-start-time='37792' data-end-time='51771'>The Kings River pyrg is a springsnail found in 13 distant springs around 321 kilometers northeast of Reno, Nevada. </span> <span data-start-time='51771' data-end-time='59625'>There are plans to open a huge mine in the area for processing the metal lithium.</span> <span data-start-time='59625' data-end-time='75688'>The Western Watersheds Project says the biggest threat to the snail’s survival is changes to groundwater flows caused by the 113-meter open-air mine.</span> <span data-start-time='75688' data-end-time='89438'>The Bureau of Land Management approved the mine plan last year, but it is currently being disputed in U.S. District Court in Reno.</span> <span data-start-time='89438' data-end-time='98646'>Erik Molvar is a wildlife biologist and executive director of the Western Watersheds Project. </span> <span data-start-time='98646' data-end-time='109063'>He said federal officials put the snail at risk of extinction by quickly approving the large lithium mine.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/A20.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18917 data-hint-location='51771' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/which_of_the_following_is_a_definition_of_the_word_mine.wav'>Which of the following is a definition of the word mine?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='an excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/an_excavation_in_the_earth_for_extracting_coal_or_other_minerals.wav'><span>an excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/a_short_poem_in_which_the_sound_of_the_word_or_syllable_at_the_end_of_each_line_corresponds_with_that_at_the_end_of_another.wav'><span>a short poem in which the sound of the word or syllable at the end of each line corresponds with that at the end of another</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/a_prong_or_sharp_point_such_as_that_on_a_fork_or_antler.wav'><span>a prong or sharp point, such as that on a fork or antler</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/water_strongly_impregnated_with_salt.wav'><span>water strongly impregnated with salt</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=18918 data-hint-location='75688' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/in_which_nevada_city_is_the_mine_being_disputed_in_court.wav'>In which Nevada city is the mine being disputed in court?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Reno'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/reno.wav'><span>Reno</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/carson_city.wav'><span>Carson City</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/las_vegas.wav'><span>Las Vegas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/henderson.wav'><span>Henderson</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=18919 data-hint-location='98646' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/he_said_federal_officials_put_the_snail_at_risk_of__blank__by_quickly_approving_the_large_lithium_mine.wav'>He said federal officials put the snail at risk of <span class='blank'>extinction</span> by quickly approving the large lithium mine.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='extinction'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/extinction.wav'><span>extinction</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/exactly.wav'><span>exactly</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/espresso.wav'><span>espresso</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5647/vacation.wav'><span>vacation</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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