Chinese Mining Firm Downplays Toxic Waste Spill as Residents Reel From Impacts
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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 Planet China: Eighth in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world.