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Peru tries to end the toxic use of mercury in gold mining

Environment

DW reporter Kathleen Schuster investigates projects in Peru that aim to reduce mercury pollution in small-scale gold mining.

Scientists with the US Geological Survey gather samples near coal train tracks in the Columbia Gorge near Washougal, Washington. Little research has been done on how coal interacts with the environment.

Scientists dig into booming coal exports and their effects on wetlands

Environment
Child gold mining in Philippines

In the Philippines, underwater gold mining comes with small payoffs and big risks

Environment