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S2E10 Save Ash Meadows!
Season 2 · Episode 10

S2E10 Save Ash Meadows!

90 Miles from Needles: the Desert Protection Podcast · Chris Clarke

July 11, 202339m 26sExplicit

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Show Notes

Mason Voehl from the Amargosa Conservancy joins hosts Chris Clarke and Alicia Pike to discuss the threat posed by a Canadian mining company's plans to conduct exploratory drilling for lithium near the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. The drilling could potentially puncture the aquifer and cause catastrophic damage to the fragile ecosystem. The hosts highlight the conflict between the need for renewable energy and the preservation of biodiversity, and call for public support to protect Ash Meadows. They provide a petition and encourage donations to the Amargosa Conservancy to help in the fight.

Episode photo of Devils Hole pupfish by Olin Feuerbacher/US Fish and Wildlife Service

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