Lawsuit from conservation groups targets proposed lithium mine in Utah
A coalition of water users, businesses and conservation organizations filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Utah’s 7th District Court, seeking to overturn a water permit given to an Australian mining company that seeks to extract lithium from groundwater in theGreen River. Living Rivers and Great Basin Water Network say they have been working with community members in Green River for more than a year to ensure that groundwater, surface water, ecosystems, farms and residents face no harm from Anson Resource’s project proposed for the banks of the Green River. The coalition’s filing targets a recent decision by the Utah State Engineer to approve a water rights application for the novel lithium mining operation along the Colorado River’s largest tributary.
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