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Aridity Could Dry Up Southwestern Mine Proposals

Inside Climate News · By Wyatt Myskow · last updated
Critical minerals for the clean energy transition are abundant in the Southwest, but the dozens of mines proposed to access them will require vast sums of water, something in short supply in the desert.

By Wyatt Myskow

PHOENIX—One by one, leaders from across Arizona gave speeches touting the importance of water conservation at Phoenix City Hall as they celebrated the announcement of voluntary agreements to preserve the declining Colorado River in November.

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