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Democratic Republic of the Congo Faces Hunger Crisis Despite Mineral Wealth
“The crisis is beyond belief,” says Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council Jan Egeland.
![Protestors stand outside the Ninth Circuit Court in Pasadena, California, to challenge a mining deal that would destroy the Oak Flat sacred site in Arizona, on March 21, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1254094057-400x300.jpg)
Biden Administration Pauses Copper Mining Project on Sacred Apache Site
For years, tribal leaders in Arizona have fought to keep Oak Flat free from mining projects and other disturbances.
![Police face protesters during a large-scale protest to stop the demolition of the village Luetzerath to make way for an open-air coal mine extension on January 14, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0116-coal-germany-400x300.jpg)
Police Evict Protesters from German Village to Clear Way for Coal Mine Expansion
Two activists spent days in a tunnel they'd dug themselves as thousands of people rallied in the rain over the weekend.
![Members of the Kayapo tribe block highway BR163 during a protest against illegal deforestation and insufficient support during the COVID-19 pandemic on the outskirts of Novo Progresso in Pará, Brazil, on August 17, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1228079857-400x300.jpg)
Despite Indigenous Land Protections, Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon Continues
Protected areas are losing forest to weak environmental policies. It's up to Lula's new administration to change that.
![An electric car charging logo in red and green is overlaid on a photo of a creuseur, or digger, climbs through a copper and cobalt mine in Kawama, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 8, 2016.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/2022_1013-electric-car-mining-400x300.jpg)
Rush to Mine Electric Vehicle Battery Elements Threatens People and Ecosystems
The race to electrify personal vehicles may fuel ecological degradation, geopolitical tensions and military conflict.
![Flowering plants are seen with a mine looming in the background](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0706-mountaintop-mine-400x300.jpg)
Nature Isn’t a “Vault” Full of Material Value. It Is a Treasure to Be Valued.
If companies have their way, the rights to entire ecosystems will be held exclusively by investors.
![The caravan began in Puebla, where people marched past a Bonafont (Danone) water bottling plant and said their water is not for sale.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/IMG_8687-400x300.jpg)
“It’s Not a Drought, It’s Looting”: Water Rights Activists Organize in Mexico
Multinational corporations are plundering our rivers and groundwater, say Mexico's Indigenous activists.
![Ocean Rebellion activists protest deep-sea mining in the Netherlands](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1238331698-400x300.jpg)
Activists Condemn Deep-Sea Mining Effort by Defense Contractor Lockheed Martin
Climate activists say that deep-sea mining will increase pollution and destroy biodiversity.
![Child pours water from faucet into glass jar for drinking](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0103-drinking-water-400x300.jpg)
Radioactive Contamination Is Seeping Into Drinking Water Around the US
Mining, fracking and other activities are increasing the levels of harmful isotopes in water supplies.
![Red Water Pond Road Community in New Mexico, on January 13, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/GettyImages-1194589435-400x300.jpg)
Navajo Organizers and Miners Are Fighting for Compensation for Uranium Exposure
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has failed to justly compensate Navajo communities affected by nuclear testing.