The United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) prepared a draft environmental assessment (EA) to evaluate the potential environmental and social impacts of DOE's Proposed Action to provide cost-shared funding to SWA Lithium LLC (SWA Lithium) for its Proposed South West Arkansas (SWA) Project to support the development of a lithium processing plant in the Smackover region of southwest Arkansas.
The Proposed SWA Project aims to boost job creation and increase domestic lithium production, an identified critical mineral. SWA Lithium is a joint venture between Standard Lithium Ltd. (SLI), a lithium development company, and Equinor, an international energy company, operating under the joint venture brand of Smackover Lithium.
For more information, see SWA Lithium LLC – South West Arkansas Project.
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