As Zambia Pushes New Mining, a Legacy of Pollution Looms

Critical minerals: The human rights cost behind the clean energy and AI boom

Amnesty International's research reveals that the global surge in demand for "critical minerals" (lithium, nickel, cobalt) — driven by renew

How deforestation for smartphone minerals is fueling larger Ebola outbreaks

This article explores the link between deforestation in the Congo basin — driven by demand for minerals like cobalt and gold used in smartph

The search for ethical rare earth mining: From Myanmar's devastation to Brazil's promise

The article examines the environmental and social devastation caused by rare earth mining in Myanmar, where heavy rare earths essential for

The environmental and ethical costs of rare earth mining: Myanmar's devastation vs. Brazil's sustainable ambitions

The article examines the environmental and social devastation caused by rare earth mining in Myanmar, where heavy rare earths essential for

Belgium unlocks colonial-era Congo mining records with $24 trillion at stake as U.S. and China compete for critical minerals

Uncoordinated stockpiling of critical minerals risks raising clean energy transition costs

Countries are increasingly stockpiling critical minerals (cobalt, lithium, graphite, rare earths) needed for clean energy technologies like