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Pinarello could be sold to mining billionaire, reports suggest

Ivan Glasenberg, former CEO of Glencore, paid the €250 million brand a visit recently

Cycling News · Jun 8, 2023

Olivia Colman and Stephen Fry join calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining

The Government has previously rejected a ban, saying it is better to build environmental protections for ocean ecosystems

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2023

The invisible effects of human activity on nature

Discussions at the recent COP15 biodiversity conference in Montréal highlighted once again the impact of human activities on wildlife. Many species are forced to migrate, are seeing their populations declining, or worse, are finding themselves on the brink of extinction. For example, the populations of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are…

The Conversation · Jun 7, 2023

US judge yanks approval for Idaho mine after finding that federal agency violated environmental laws

A federal judge has yanked the U.S. government's approval for a phosphate mining project in southeastern Idaho

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Bougainville's destructive goldmine could also be its $90 billion key to independence

This Bougainville community is living on a literal goldmine, but some residents say that despite it being abandoned for decades, it poses a risk to their environment and human rights.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

‘Crazy’ mining industry campaign – a case of history repeating?

The mining lobby claims the changes will deny workers “the opportunity to negotiate more pay for harder work”.

The New Daily · Jun 5, 2023

Jump in child deaths reveals impact of industrialisation on Amazon’s Indigenous peoples

As an economic boom’s gains pass them by, people in unprotected land have been hit by hunger and disease, with infant mortality rates seven times higher than the rest of Brazil

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023

Evolution Mining approves $250m expansion of Mungari mill at Kalgoorlie, scheduled for completion in 2026

Australia's third-biggest gold miner, Evolution Mining, has approved a $250 million expansion of its Mungari operations near Kalgoorlie, despite concerns about the overheated construction sector.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

19 killed in southwest China landslide covering mine worker dormitory

Authorities in southwestern China say 19 people have been killed in a landslide that tore through a mining company's worker dormitory

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Coalmines pollute much more than their operators predicted when they sought approval

An ABC analysis uncovers several examples of project approval being granted to coalmines based on environmental assessments that contained significant underestimates of their greenhouse gas pollution.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2023