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Toxic and radioactive mining rare elements
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Toxic and radioactive: The damage from mining rare elements

Low wages, water shortage and acidified landscapes: Mining critical raw materials endangers human rights and the environment. Yet the industry is expanding.
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Soon your phone may be powered by ship soot

Soon your phone may be powered by ship soot

Researchers found a way to turn carbon pollution into graphite, a component widely used in batteries.

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