Planet China Beijing’s trillion-dollar development effort is reshaping the globe—and the natural world Chinese Mining Firm Downplays Toxic Waste Spill as Residents Reel From Impacts China Nonferrous Mining told investors its waste pit collapse did not have a “significant impact” on Zambia’s environment or residents. A new lawsuit, however, chronicles illnesses, lost livelihoods and fear among locals. By Katie Surma Chinese Miners Accused of Gold Pillage, Environmental Destruction in DRC By Katie Surma Zambia Ordered a Mining Company to Pay Villagers After a Toxic Waste Spill. The Firm Made Them Sign Away Their Rights First By Katie Surma The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable By Katie Surma The Chinese Dam Threatening the World’s Most Endangered Ape By Nicholas Kusnetz As China Touts Green Financing and Climate Goals, Its Banks Are Pouring Billions Into Commodities From the World’s Rainforests By Georgina Gustin For the First Time, China Invests More in Wind and Solar Than Coal Overseas By Katie Surma, Georgina Gustin, Nicholas Kusnetz China Is Reshaping Global Development. Is That Good for the Planet? By Katie Surma Newsletters We deliver climate news to your inbox like nobody else. Every day or once a week, our original stories and digest of the web’s top headlines deliver the full story, for free. ICN Weekly Inside Clean Energy Today’s Climate Breaking News ICN Sunday Morning Justice & Health Email Address I agree to the terms of service and privacy policy.
Chinese Mining Firm Downplays Toxic Waste Spill as Residents Reel From Impacts China Nonferrous Mining told investors its waste pit collapse did not have a “significant impact” on Zambia’s environment or residents. A new lawsuit, however, chronicles illnesses, lost livelihoods and fear among locals. By Katie Surma
Zambia Ordered a Mining Company to Pay Villagers After a Toxic Waste Spill. The Firm Made Them Sign Away Their Rights First By Katie Surma
As China Touts Green Financing and Climate Goals, Its Banks Are Pouring Billions Into Commodities From the World’s Rainforests By Georgina Gustin
For the First Time, China Invests More in Wind and Solar Than Coal Overseas By Katie Surma, Georgina Gustin, Nicholas Kusnetz