Northern Thai residents march for action on polluted rivers. ‘This is an emergency’

Mongabay
Jun 8, 2026, 12:19 am237 ptsTop
BANGKOK — More than 600 residents of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces embarked May 31 on a roughly 68-kilometer, six-day ‘peace walk’ to demand the Thai government take action on the river pollution crisis that has seen Thai rivers polluted with heavy metals. The ensemble of affected residents, civil…

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