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In Southern Arizona, Community Opposition to Mining Grows in Towns That Once Depended on the Industry
A rush of proposals to mine the state’s famed “sky islands” with water drawn from overtaxed aquifers is drawing opposition from people who know the industry’s boom and bust cycles.
By Wyatt Myskow, Yana Kunichoff
This story is co-published with Arizona Luminaria, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to community-centered reporting.