The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited. NYT Par :Lisa Friedman 3 janvier 2026 à 11:00 Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show. © Rick Bowmer/Associated PressThe Lithium Nevada Corp. mining site in 2023.