A rush for critical minerals echoes oil extraction injustice as harms fall on world's most vulnerable, scientists warn

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Apr 29, 2026, 12:10 am207 ptsTrendingTop
Mining critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt fuels the "green" energy and digital transitions essential to meeting climate goals. But building the technologies that enable a sustainable future is generating severe, hidden environmental and health crises that the world is failing to track or address,…

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