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Chile’s lithium boom promises jobs and money — but threatens a critical water source
The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are ...
The amount of fresh water available for lithium mining is vastly overestimated, hydrologists warn
New research into lithium mining in the "Lithium Triangle" of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia—source of more than half of the ...
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Chile’s lithium boom promises jobs and money — but threatens a critical water source
This story is part of the Grist series Unearthed: The Mining Issue ... of the North in Chile. One recent study found that the Atacama region where lithium-rich brine is pumped is sinking at ...
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We are vastly overestimating the amount of fresh water available for lithium mining, new study finds
New research into lithium mining in the “Lithium Triangle” of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia — source of more than half of the ...