In Benson, a fight over an aluminum plant echoes Tucson’s Project Blue

In Benson, a fight over an aluminum plant echoes Tucson’s Project Blue

Ashlyn Bloom traded Tucson for the quiet life in Benson — ranch chores and walks outside. Now she’s using TikTok to sound the alarm about an aluminum recycling plant in the first stages of construction nearby, a project she says could threaten the town’s way of life and the San Pedro River that runs through it.  “Our small town is in danger,” says Bloom, a Tucsonan turned small-town rancher turned TikToker who has been posting videos about the p…