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Rare Earths in the Just Transition

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Environmental Justice Atlas- ‘Lynas Refinery in Kuantan, Malaysia’

Short case summary of an international environmental campaign against a long-established rare earth refinery in Malaysia based on concerns around ecological and health impacts, particularly related to the company’s dumping of radioactive waste

Mon 28 Feb 2022, 14:27 | Tags: Malaysia, Energy Transition, Global Politics, Geopolitics, Health Issues, Rare Earth Recycling, Climate Change, Environmental Science, Renewable Energy, Human Rights, Sociology

Yale School of the Environment- ‘Boom in Mining Rare Earths Poses Mounting Toxic Risks’

Highlights the toxic and radioactive waste generated by REE mining and processing plants using examples from Malaysia, Brazil and China

Mon 28 Feb 2022, 11:20 | Tags: Statistics, Malaysia, Brazil, Rare Earth Tech, Rare Earth Mining, Rare Earth and Unsustainability, Rare Earth Element Product, Rare Earth Element Process, China, Rare Earth Recycling, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Climate Change, Business, Economics, Environmental Science

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