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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-04T13:08:59.000Z",
  "site": "https://eos.org",
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    "News",
    "California",
    "Earth science",
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    "lithium",
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  "textContent": "Mining lithium from brine currently involves evaporating water in large pools to concentrate the lithium, requiring abundant water and land. Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team",
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