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Climate change could send more toxic mining waste into coastal waters, study warns
By Madeline Shaw Demand for metals has exploded in recent decades, thanks to population growth, technological innovation, and ...
Since the beginning of 2025, four copper mining companies—one British and three Chinese—have been accused of causing severe ...
New research from the University of St Andrews has found that metal production carbon footprints could be more than 10 times higher than previously estimated, with serious implications for the ...
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Nearly 12,000 new viruses found in Pacific Ocean region targeted for deep-sea mining
A new study has uncovered vast, previously unknown viral diversity in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone ...
SAN SALVADOR, Dec 10 (IPS) - Metal mining has a renewed momentum in Central America, encouraged by populist rulers who, in order to soften environmental damage, claim they can develop it in harmony ...
Mining's environmental footprint extends far beyond the pit. Research reveals impacts on tropical forests, river systems, ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A breakthrough by a startup backed by two of the world’s biggest mining companies ...
Magnets for electric cars and wind turbines contain only a small amount of the rare earth metal dysprosium. Yet, this metal is responsible for a large share of the environmental impact and costs, ...
A recent executive order would accelerate mining in little-understood undersea ecosystems. By Rebecca Dzombak Max Bearak and Harry Stevens Life at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is slow, dark and ...
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