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Nation’s First Critical Minerals Mine Nears Approval in Biodiversity Hotspot

The U.S. Forest Service said it plans to approve South32’s Hermosa project in Patagonia, Arizona, despite the water problems the mine is already causing.

By Wyatt Myskow

Arizona Launches Investigation into Proposed Critical Mineral Mine’s Contaminated Water Discharge

By Wyatt Myskow

As a Critical Minerals Mine Nears Approval in Arizona, Residents Fear It’s Already Affecting Area Water

By Wyatt Myskow

Kerry Schwartz, a retired hydrogeology faculty member and water resources educator at the University of Arizona, holds up a small sample of water from the spring in Alum Gulch. Credit: Esther Frances/Inside Climate News

The Renewable Energy Transition Has Residents of a Small Arizona Town on Edge

By Esther Frances, Megija Medne and Phillip Powell

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