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30 Apr 2026

Demand for clean-energy minerals harms poor regions

A UN report warns that rising global demand for minerals for clean energy is causing environmental damage, water loss and health harms in poorer mining regions, while richer countries gain most benefits. The report urges reforms to protect water and people.

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20 Apr 2026

Argentina changes glacier protections

Argentina's Congress approved reforms that remove protections for glaciers and shift water decisions to provinces. Environmental groups filed a fast legal challenge and there were large public protests over the change.

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8 Apr 2026

Mining pressure threatens large areas of the Brazilian Amazon

A study warns that mining for minerals used in clean energy could threaten nearly 363,000 square kilometres of the Brazilian Legal Amazon. The area is mostly forest and is home to many indigenous people and quilombola communities.

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31 Jan 2026

Supreme Court redefines Aravalli hills

On 20 November 2025 India's Supreme Court accepted a government proposal to redefine which land counts as Aravalli hills, setting a 100‑metre rule. The decision paused new mining leases and prompted nationwide protests and mobilisation.

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29 Nov 2025

Toxic mine spill in Lubumbashi, DRC

On November 4, 2025 a dam at a mine in Lubumbashi operated by Congo Dongfang Mining collapsed, releasing toxic, acid-laden water. Authorities suspended CDM activities and an investigation was announced on November 22, 2025.

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24 Nov 2025

China expands lithium investment in Nigeria

New lithium finds in Nigeria have drawn Chinese investment. Since September 2023 Chinese firms have poured money into processing, while Nigeria pushes local processing and activists warn about unsafe artisanal mining.

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31 Oct 2025

Toxic metals contaminate Lake Junín basin

A new study finds very high contamination by toxic metals in the Junín Lake basin in the Peruvian highlands. Researchers measured many metals and warn of serious ecological and human health risks for local people.

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26 Oct 2025

Communities Protest Nickel Mining in North Maluku

A grassroots group from North Maluku is opposing nickel mining and processing that they say harm land, water and culture. Activists protested at Walsin in Taiwan and continue to demand better labour and environmental protections.

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