Lithium mining brings sickness to Jequitinhonha Valley communities

Mongabay
Nov 18, 2024, 5:17 am125 pts
ITINGA, Minas Gerais, Brazil — It is the middle of the night in Minas Gerais, and work at the lithium mine in Jequitinhonha Valley does not stop. Noise from hundreds of machines churning up the soil echoes off the mountains, destroying the peace and quiet of the traditional communities living in the region.…

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