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Poisoned water and scarred hills
The price of the rare earth metals the world buys from China

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-66cdf862-5e96-4e6e-90b8-a407b597c8d9

#mining #environment

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Devastating toxic spill seen as test of whether African countries will stand up to China

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6nly288j4o

#mining #envrionment

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The rusting enigma, Esztergom coal loader (Esztergomi szénrakodó) in Hungary

This 100-year-old industrial skeleton stands in the waters of the Danube. Built in 1927, this imposing structure served as the final terminal for coal travelling from the Dorog mines.

Now it is a disintegrating ruin of concrete and steel foundations, slowly yielding to the river’s current since the site was decommissioned in 1963.

#Hungary #Photography #Industrial #Coal #Danube #Travel #Mining #Abandoned

An old, abandoned industrial coal loader stands in the Danube River, framed by willow branches and a pebbled shore with driftwood. The overcast sky enhances the scene's rustic feel

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"Even with the reelection of president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers’ Party), most of the caucuses of right and far-right deputies, like the ruralist caucus, will likely press for bills to unravel the demarcation of Indigenous Territories, reduce the size of conservation units, or keep remote embargoes on illegally deforested properties from being written into law before 2026 ends.

It is a taste of what Congress has in store after February 2027, when the deputies and senators elected on October 4 will take office. In the Chamber of Deputies and especially in the Senate, the far right edged out members of the Centrão coalition, and Flávio Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party will now have the largest caucuses in the two legislative bodies."