In Rush for Key Metals, Canada Ushers Miners to Its Fragile North

Yale e360
Jun 21, 2023, 5:54 am186 pts
Canada is offering incentives to mining companies to dig in its northern regions for the critical minerals needed for EVs and solar panels. But based on past abuses, critics fear carbon-rich peatlands will be lost, wild rivers polluted, and enormous cleanup projects left behind. Read more on E360 →

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