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The Chinchillas and the Gold Mine
November 07, 2020
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In Chile, 25 rare chinchillas sit atop 3.5 million ounces of extractable gold. Can a mining company safely move them?
Peter Dykstra has worked on environmental issues for decades. He is based in Conyers, Ga., and is a former publisher and weekend editor at Environmental Health News and The Daily Climate. He is a contributor to Public Radio International’s Living On Earth.
Many more Americans will find themselves regularly cut off from essential services — long before water actually reaches their homes, a recent study predicts.
Intense heat waves induced by climate change create favorable conditions for air pollution to worsen. Scientists say this isn’t likely to change unless action is taken.
Intensas olas de calor provocadas por el cambio climático, crearon condiciones que empeoraron la contaminación del aire. Los científicos dicen que nada cambiará sin intervenciones.
We need to stop compartmentalizing the environment, family and culture as separate problems.
Researchers point to environmental injustice.
Many low- and middle-income countries lack the resources to tackle lead poisoning. Here’s how two countries did it.