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Mine waste dams threaten the environment, even when they don't fail

  • Written by Christopher Sergeant, Research Scientist, Flathead Lake Biological Station, The University of Montana
The January 2019 collapse of a dam in Brumadinho, Brazil, sent mining tailings and mud over the landscape for miles, destroying this bridge and killing 300 people. Andre Penner/AP

Scars from large mining operations are permanently etched across the landscapes of the world. The environmental damage and human health hazards that these activities...

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