Rare-earth mining runoff imperils Southeast Asian rivers
TL;DR
Photos show toxic runoff from rare-earth mining contaminating rivers in Southeast Asia, signaling environmental damage that could threaten ecosystems and local communities, and prompting calls for tighter oversight and cleanup efforts.
- Photos show how toxic runoff from rare earth mines are risking Southeast Asia’s rivers AP News
- Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening ‘the world’s kitchen’ AP News
- ‘Destroying the world’s kitchen’: the poisoning of the Mekong River South China Morning Post
- Toxic arsenic found in Asia's longest free-flowing river The Cool Down
- Senator Urges Urgent Action as Mekong Pollution Linked to Expanding Myanmar Mining and Power Plant Thai Enquirer
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