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[https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01122024/texas-uranium-mining-nuclear-renaissance/ by Dylan Baddour 1/12/24 Inside Climate News] | [https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01122024/texas-uranium-mining-nuclear-renaissance/ by Dylan Baddour 1/12/24 Inside Climate News] | ||
In the old ranchlands of South Texas, dormant uranium mines are coming back online. A collection of new ones hope to start production soon, extracting radioactive fuel from the region’s shallow aquifers. Many more may follow. | In the old ranchlands of South Texas, dormant uranium mines are coming back online. A collection of new ones hope to start production soon, extracting radioactive fuel from the region’s shallow aquifers. Many more may follow. | ||
=====The US funds lithium mining, risking water supplies===== | |||
[https://www.ehn.org/the-us-funds-lithium-mining-risking-water-supplies by EHN Curators 23/7/24 EHN] | |||
Increased lithium mining is critical for the energy transition, but it threatens water resources and ecosystems, especially in arid regions. Effective regulations and alternative battery technologies are needed to balance environmental concerns with energy needs. | |||
