Clean energy's dirty secret: How push for modern technology has made Chinese pond toxic A tailings pond lies on the west of the Chinese city Baotou, one filled with a black grey sludge of toxic and radioactive material.
Politics thenarwhal.ca Copper Mountain mine tailings pond proposal sparks widespread concern The expansion could increase the height of a dam holding back mining waste to 255 metres — taller than Vancouver's highest skyscraper — without requiring an environmental assessment.
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’