Coal stockpiles threaten public health, ancient temple, in Indonesian village

Mongabay
Nov 23, 2020, 9:52 am215 pts
Along the banks of the Batanghari River on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, thick black coal dust billows from mountainous stockpiles belonging to the coal company PT Tegas Guna Mandari (TGM). For Zalmiati, a 42-year-old woman from Muara Jambi village, the sight of coal dust in the air is nothing new. The…

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