All of those lithium mines cited in your article are outside of the United States.
Apparently you want us to think that American mining technology and American environmental law produce the same result.
They don’t, which is why you failed to provide an example.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ..... yeah because the US is so great at everything.
What do big corporations, especially those with the government backing them do, when things go wrong? The pay fines and keep on doing their thing.