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Rights court condemns Peru over one of world’s most polluted towns

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights said Friday that Peru had violated residents’ “right to live in a healthy environment” in an Andean...

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Antofagasta launches desalination plant for Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean miner Antofagasta Minerals on Thursday inaugurated a more than $2 billion desalination plant for its flagship copper mine in...

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B.C. funds project to extract minerals, metals while reducing environmental impacts

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is funding a pilot project that it says offers the mining industry a path to significantly reduce...

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Rising scourge of e-waste a ‘catastrophe’ for environment: UN

The world threw away a record amount of smartphones, televisions and other electrical devices in 2022, the UN said Wednesday, warning this avalanche...

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Energy Department conditionally approves $2.26 billion loan for huge lithium mine in Nevada

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Energy Department has conditionally agreed to loan more than $2 billion to a company building a lithium...

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Argentine court in key lithium region halts new permits over environmental concerns

By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine court in the northwestern province of Catamarca has suspended the issuance of new mining...

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Bosnia’s lithium discovery raises hopes and fears

In northeast Bosnia’s rolling hills, the local community is torn between fears of environmental ruin and hopes of riches from huge deposits of...

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Native groups sit on a treasure trove of lithium. Now mines threaten their water, culture and wealth

TUSAQUILLAS, Argentina (AP) — Irene Leonor Flores de Callata, 68, treks along a bone-dry riverbed, guiding a herd of llamas and sheep through...

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Native groups sit on a treasure trove of lithium, but mines threaten water, culture and wealth

TUSAQUILLAS, Argentina — Irene Leonor Flores de Callata, 68, treks along a bone-dry riverbed, guiding a herd of llamas and sheep through stretching...

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Teck Resources mulls British Columbia battery recycling plant

WASHINGTON – Copper and zinc miner Teck Resources is considering building a lithium-ion battery recycling facility in British Columbia, CEO Jonathan Price said...

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