A June 1, 2019 photo provided by the Center for Biological Diversity shows Tiehm's buckwheat blooming at Rhyolite Ridge in the Silver Peak Range of Western Nevada. (Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity via AP, file )

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Judge sets deadline for rare Nevada plant-listing decision

A federal judge gave the Fish and Wildlife Service 30 days to make a decision on whether to formally propose endangered species protection for a wildflower at the center of a fight over a proposed lithium mine in Nevada.

• By By Scott Sonner Associated Press
• April 23, 2021