Solar is booming in the California desert, running local wells dry amid water woes

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By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate NewsJul 4, 2023, 10:15 am202 pts
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Solar farms stretch out mile after mile along Interstate 10 around Palm Springs, creating one of the densest areas of solar development in North America in the heart of…

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