500 Thousand Acres Of U.S. Farmland To Be Deprived Of Water For Lithium And Cobalt Mining

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Farmers in Idaho are under attack as their land is now being hit with water restrictions in the peak of summer heat all at the behest of governmental demand in an attempt to divert water to new lithium/cobalt mines that have been kicked into high gear after recent contracts were established.

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East Idaho News: https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/06/idaho-farmers-say-water-curtailment-order-will-dry-up-land-push-them-out-of-business/

East Idaho News 2: https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/06/will-500000-acres-of-idaho-farmland-lose-access-to-water/

Fox Business: https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/idaho-farmer-sounds-alarm-water-restrictions-damage-500k-acres-farmland-significant

Jervios: https://jervoisglobal.com/projects/idaho-cobalt-operations/

Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-dept-defense-signs-deal-boost-cobalt-supply-chains-2023-06-15/

D.O.D. Website: https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3429442/dod-enters-agreement-to-expand-domestic-manufacturing-and-strengthen-us-cobalt/

Idaho Statesman: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/environment/article270107742.html

Climate Portal: https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/will-mining-resources-needed-clean-energy-cause-problems-environment

Cronkite News: https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/howardcenter/lithium/stories/lithium-liabilities.html