This story is part of the Grist series Unearthed: The Mining Issue, which examines the global race to extract critical minerals for the clean energy transition. It was produced by Grist and ...
South Caicos, dangling at the southeastern end of the Turks and Caicos island chain, is more than crystal clear water and warm breezes. From the 1700s until the 1960s, this unassuming island was a ...
The Council of Atacameño Peoples filed a complaint in October 2024 against lithium mining companies operating in Chile’s Atacama salt flat, accusing them of causing the land to sink around their ...