The High Cost of Electric Vehicles: Mining for Minerals Puts US Water Supplies in Danger

Rapid growth of the green energy sector creates soaring demand for mining, dealing a harsh blow to water stressed communities.
The High Cost of Electric Vehicles: Mining for Minerals Puts US Water Supplies in Danger
A dry, cracked lake bed in drought-stricken Lake Mead in Boulder City, Nev., on Sept. 15, 2022. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Autumn Spredemann
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Beneath the dusty soil of rural Nevada, colossal underground aquifers make life possible. Despite receiving barely 10 inches of rain per year, the driest U.S. state has extensive groundwater resources that support ranchers, farmers, and vital prairie ecosystems.

However, this precious resource faces a new threat from the soaring demand for minerals needed to produce so-called green energy technologies.

Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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