Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening ‘the world’s kitchen’
CHIANG SAEN, Thailand — Perched on the bow of his long-tail fishing boat, 75-year-old Sukjai Yana untangled a handful of small fish from his net, disappointed by his catch and fretting over whether he can sell them. Some days Yana earns nothing: Demand for fish is falling due to worries over contamination of the Mekong River and its tributaries by…
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