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A Scourge Returns: Black Lung in Appalachia
Black lung is not a new disease.
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Canadian Mining Companies Leave Behind Decades of Violence in Guatemala
It's a legacy of shame.
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Global Opposition Is Mounting Against the Latest Environmental Abuse – Deep Sea Mining
The world's first-ever commercial deep sea mining project is due to start in under two years.
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Why Is a Democratic Media Firm Buying Ads for a Controversial Minnesota Mine?
A lobbying group promoting a controversial mining project in Minnesota is working with an ad firm that primarily buys ad time for Democratic candidates.
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You Can Get Away With Murder, but You Can’t Lie to Rich People
Former CEO of Massey Energy Don Blankenship faces up to 30 years in prison.
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Marikana Massacre Represents the Beginning of the End of the African National Congress
Rehad Desai's film blew the whistle on multinational mining concerns and the Zuma government.
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Las Bambas Project: A Restriction on Indigenous Vocal Input in Peru’s Mining Operations
President Humala has to make certain that all citizens are treated equally.
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Fighting to Keep Coal in the Ground, Montana Activists Score a Global Victory Against Climate Change
Ranchers, Indigenous people and others have joined together to resist coal mining and avert catastrophic climate change.
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Mexican Farmers Accuse Mining Companies of Shady Tactics in Chiapas
Titanium mining is threatening communities' ecological stability and disrupting collective decision-making practices in Chiapas.
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Antofagasta Mining Region Reflects Chile’s Inequality
The inhabitants of the mining region have the highest per capita income in the country. But 4,000 local families continue to live in slums.