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The bed of the Great Salt Lake contains arsenic and toxic heavy metals, which can contaminate the atmosphere during dust storms if exposed to the open air by falling levels (AFP)
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As Great Salt Lake dries, Utah Republicans pardon Trump climate skepticism

Utah's Great Salt Lake is shrinking, posing an "environmental nuclear bomb" threat, but locals still support Trump.

By Romain Fonsegrives7 Oct 2024Agence France-Presse
A Tiehm's buckwheat plant starts to bud in its native habitat in the Silver Peak Range in Esmeralda County, Nevada beside Rhyolite Ridge, the site of a proposed lithium mine (AFP)
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Flower or power? Campaigners fear lithium mine could kill rare plant

Campaigners fear Tiehm's buckwheat could be under threat as Nevada lithium mine plans to operate for 26 years around rare plant's habitat.

By Romain Fonsegrives22 May 2024Agence France-Presse

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