SocietyWater conflict around the German capital

Brandenburg is becoming drier while water-intensive companies including Tesla, Red Bull and Rauch plan to expand. Residents and experts in Baruth say decades-old extraction contracts rely on outdated data, groundwater availability may be overstated, and corporate use and payments lack transparency.

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