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Mining Companies Say They Have a Better Way to Get Underground Lithium, but Skepticism Remains - Inside Climate News

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A well blowout from a mining test drill caused water to flood to the surface in Green River, Utah. The drill had hit pockets of carbon dioxide gas and more water than expected. The company behind the project has said it would have no impact on local water supplies. But residents worry about what happens when they begin to drill deeper.

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Mining Companies Say They Have a Better Way to Get Underground Lithium, but Skepticism Remains - Inside Climate News

Direct lithium extraction has been touted as a more environmentally friendly way to mine the resource needed for EV batteries. But the technology is largely untested and could impact already limited water supplies in the Southwest.By Wyatt MyskowGREEN RIVER, Utah—When Kelly Dunham heard that water was gushing out from a test well earlier this month for a proposed lithium mine in the middle of this rural city of 900 residents, she went to see it …

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