'nuff said-https://duckduckgo.com/?q=lithium+mine&t=newext&atb=v324-1&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chip1.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fmining-site-aer-1638855185.png
Of course coal kind of wasn't any better way back in the day. However smart innovation and common sense laws and rules made it environmentally sound. The same should be possible for lithium.