As critical minerals mine nears approval in Arizona, residents fear it’s already affecting area water https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081225_south32_water/as-critical-minerals-mine-nears-approval-arizona-residents-fear-its-already-affecting-area-water/
Federal agencies have paved the way for projects like South32’s Hermosa project, to be streamlined under the Fast-41 program. That’s having an impact for local communities already gripped by deep drought and now being forced to reckon with a new water-intensive project.
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