[jandrewrogers]

Out of curiosity, I checked the water records re: arsenic.

Test wells for the region in question have had arsenic levels several times that being discussed here for years. In fact, the water district started failing Federal arsenic standards last summer[0] and has received three formal violation notices.

They were nearly in violation a year before the lithium plant even opened. At least in terms of arsenic, the levels coming out of the plant are significantly lower than background.

[0] https://www.kristv.com/running-dry/ncwcid-3-gets-third-arsen...

[cucumber3732842]

Reading between the lines here the local .gov knows this and didn't mention it specifically or at least they weren't quoted as such.

The journalist got their hands on the report saw "arsenic" and just copypasta'd without understanding the context and now everyone is screeching about something that's less than the local baseline.