Lessons from abroad: Environmental and social costs to lithium mining in Argentina – Cronkite News prescottenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prescottenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lessons from abroad: the environmental and social costs to lithium mining in Argentina azpbs.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from azpbs.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A mining boom in mountainous Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, home to half the world’s lithium reserves, could drain vital ecosystems and deprive Indigenous communities of water.
The demand for lithium for EV batteries is driving a mining boom in an arid Andes region of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia, home to half the world’s reserves. Hydrologists are warning the mines could drain vital ecosystems and deprive Indigenous communities of precious water.