America's lithium boom is underway with 72 proposed mines in the nation, but a new report has revealed that the 'white gold rush' could cause a water crisis in the US.A team of students at State University conducted a 'groundbreaking' investigation that found a majority of the operators plan to pull water from already stressed sources like the River.Most of the mines, located in the western region, will need billions of gallons of water to operate at a time when the region is experiencing the worst mega-drought in 1,200 years.
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