Cobalt mining for green energy risks women’s reproductive health in DRC

Mongabay
Nov 17, 2024, 9:00 pm218 pts
LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo — Our investigation begins at the Trinité Medical Center, less than 20 kilometers, or 12 miles, from the city of Kolwezi, in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Just 100 meters (330 feet) away, a copper and cobalt industrial mine operates right next to…

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