Much of the land targeted for solar development is already difficult or impossible to farm because of drainage problems and soil salinity.
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Jeff St. John,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
In specific systems, such as the salt lakes China is currently using for potassium and lithium, salinity is too high for the systems to run efficiently.
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