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Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'

Posted 4/29/26

Toxic runoff from rare earth mines in Myanmar is contaminating rivers that flow into Thailand, threatening the Mekong River and its basin's fisheries and farmland. Satellite analysis has also tracked …

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