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Deep-sea mining is the subject of ongoing discussions at the International Seabed Authority (ISA). Such mining would pose substantial risks to marine life and ecosystems, as well as humans, which are …
Deep-sea mining risks costing everyone – including mining companies – the Earth Read More
This month, a small group of diplomats is meeting to hash out a plan that could affect the future of nearly half of Earth’s surface — including regions containing metals that are vital for …
International negotiators just missed a deadline to regulate deep-sea mining. Now what? Read More
In 2019, Thea Riofrancos was splitting her time between researching the social and environmental impacts of lithium mining in Chile and organizing for a rapid energy transition away from fossil fuels …
The “Electrify Everything” Movement’s Consumption Problem Read More
Kaduna, a state in northwestern Nigeria, has selected China’s Ming Xin Mineral Separation Nig Ltd. (MXMS) to build the country’s first lithium-processing plant, with a plan to manufacture batteries for …
China beats Tesla to Nigeria’s lithium riches Read More
German chancellor Olaf Scholz flew to Latin America this week looking for one thing: lithium. Meeting with the leaders of Argentina, Chile, and Brazil — home to the so-called lithium triangle — …
The world needs lithium more than ever, and Latin America knows it Read More
In mid-January, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused the country’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, of facilitating genocide against the Indigenous Yanomami people, who live deep in the Amazon rainforest along the border …
How gold mining in Brazil is connected to hundreds of deaths Read More
TAIPEI — Electronic hardware manufacturers are sweating as prices for rare-earth metals surge amid soaring demand and simmering tensions between the U.S. and China, the world’s most important source of …
Tech industry braces for skyrocketing rare earth prices Read More
Anti-mining protests by Adivasis, India’s indigenous communities, have in recent years drawn considerable attention. In many places across India’s mining tracts, Adivasis have been battling to protect their homes and local …
Coal Mining and Indigenous Communities in India Read More
As the world pushes for stronger climate measures to stop the destruction of the Arctic, many countries are also keen to take advantage of the region’s new opportunities in shipping, …
New ‘Arctic paradox’ emerges as economy and ecology seek balance Read More
VARNEY, West Virginia — Pigeon Creek flows through a narrow mountain hollow along a string of coal mining communities, its water trickling under the reds and yellows of the changing …
Appalachia’s Strip-Mined Mountains Face a Growing Climate Risk: Flooding Read More