After two collapses, a third Vale dam at ‘imminent risk of rupture’

Mongabay
Jun 14, 2021, 10:58 am228 pts
A dam holding back mining waste from Brazilian miner Vale is at risk of collapsing, a government audit says. The same company was responsible for two tailings dam collapses since 2015 that unleashed millions of gallons of toxic sludge and killed hundreds of people in Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas…

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