How the rise of copper reveals clean energy’s dark side
by Gitanjali Poonia for New Mexico In Depth; Graphics from on (#5RPAS)
As the world shifts to wind energy and electric cars, demand for the conductive metal has increased. But mining copper brings its own environmental hazards
This story is co-published by New Mexico In Depth and Guardian US
Corky Stewart, a retired geologist, and his wife live in a rural subdivision in New Mexico's Grant county, about a mile north of the sprawling Tyrone copper mine.
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