My coal childhood - lessons for Australia from Germany's mine pit lakes

The Ecologist
Aug 2, 2017, 6:20 am350 pts
How do you solve the problem of ‘retired' mine pits aka huge abandoned holes in the ground? Turning them into lakes is a popular solution but maybe not the best one says ANICA NIEPRASCK who should know since she grew up in the Lausitz region of Germany in a community surrounded by these massive, dangerous and…

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