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A sacred waterhole in Western Australia, vital to the Robe River Kuruma Traditional Owners for thousands of years, has run dry for the first time in living memory, prompting the owners to blame Rio Tinto's unsustainable water extraction practices, despite plans for a new desalination plant to address the issue. #WaterConservation #IndigenousRights #Sustainability #AU #WA #RIO #PTK
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Rio Tinto's water use dries sacred waterhole, Aboriginal group says
MELBOURNE, May 6 (Reuters) - A sacred waterhole used for thousands of years by Aboriginal people in Western Australia has run dry for the first time in living memory, with the Robe River Kuruma Traditional Owners blaming years of unsustainable water pumping by Rio Tinto.