Scientists have discovered Amazonian bacteria capable of combating mercury contamination in areas affected by toxic mining.
The Cool Down on MSN
Land near Yellowstone once targeted for gold mining is now permanently protected for grizzlies and roaming bison
"We're honoring a way of life that defines Montana." ...
Brazil continues to face major challenges in its fight against illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforest, despite increased enforcement efforts under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. A new ...
New research has found that some tropical trees in the Peruvian Amazon can be used to monitor mercury pollution from gold mining, offering an alternative to expensive air monitors. Previous research ...
Gold-mining equipment operates in water near a river bank with trees in the background. Illegal gold mining along the Madre de Dios River near Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon River basin of Peru.
Gold prices soar. Illegal mining spreads. The Amazon rainforest pays the price. NHK traveled to Peru's front lines to examine ...
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Sudanese Doctors Network warns of mining pollution after livestock deaths
May 22, River Nile — The Sudanese Doctors Network issued a stark warning on Friday regarding mounting environmental and health hazards in River Nile State driven by the unregulated use of toxic ...
JIKANDOR, Liberia — For generations, families in Jikandor village fished and drank from the river that runs through Liberia ’s dense rain forest. Now toxic pollution is making them leave. They blame ...
Yellowknife’s Giant Mine: Canada downplayed arsenic exposure as an Indigenous community was poisoned
Decades of gold mining at Giant Mine in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, has left a toxic legacy: 237,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide dust stored in underground chambers. As a multi-billion ...
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