6 December 2021 UN News Global perspective Human stories Human Rights Following a series of riots which have left more than 280 inmates...

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, October 17, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- NEWS PROVIDED BY Alchemy Mining Group Inc. October 18, 2021,...

BY GEOFFREY GILLER ’14 MESC Yale School of the Environment Ten rivers are responsible for half of the riverine mercury entering the...

On Aug 19, 2021 the Government of Bahrain deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 133rd Party to the Minamata Convention on...

A month after the sinkhole was registered in the lower part of Gonzalo Pizarro Street, which has a diameter of 40 meters and a depth of...

Mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining causes severe environmental and health problems, especially to operators and people living...

Global Americans is proud to launch a new research initiative evaluating the future of U.S.-Ecuador relations. This independent project...

Artisanal gold mining is known to cause high levels of mercury (Hg) contamination to human populations, due mainly to many miners burning...