Water rights under scrutiny in Chile's Atacama Desert

In one of the world’s driest deserts, the battle for water is heating up. Mining companies sifting northern Chile’s Atacama Desert for copper, lithium, and other minerals are increasingly finding water is their most precious resource. Vital to processes such...

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