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Lithium mining in Chile's Atacama desert raises social and environmental concerns

Extraction of lithium crucial for the green energy transition in the Atacama desert entails escalating social and environmental costs.

1 publisher · 1 article · first seen 11 Oct 2026 · updated 2d ago

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  1. Why a Chilean salt flat is a microcosm of the extractive frontiers of green capitalism The Guardian Business ·

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  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Atacama desert
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