NEW: A top politician enabled rainforest destruction in a Sierra Leone national park so political elites could construct luxury homes there. The park's home to chimpanzees and deforestation threatens a major dam, with potentially catastrophic consequences. https://t.co/VeawePyIdc
Bea Mountain Mining, Liberia’s largest gold miner, repeatedly polluted rivers relied on by communities.
The release of cyanide, arsenic and copper at dangerous levels is posing serious risks to human health.
Story by @EdDavey1 & @AlAviram for @geckoproj. https://t.co/9uWGCdyWne
Nvidia said the company is committed to ensuring its products are "sourced responsibly.” None of the other subjects provided a comment. The story is running on the AP, in the Washington Post, the Independent, ABC News, and many other newspapers worldwide. https://t.co/la5D2Xu0AF
Today we launch a new series on West African deforestation, with The AP & funded by @pulitzercenter. First up, we reveal how a gold miner in the supply chains of Apple and Nvidia repeatedly spilled cyanide and arsenic, devastating nearby villagers' lives. https://t.co/IIjSGrPpeC
Liberian regulators recorded multiple illegal discharges between 2016 and 2023, Bea Mountain obstructing inspectors and withholding data. Yet the company was only given one fine, of $99,000, inexplicably later reduced to $25,000.
PM 2.5 pollution shown on our Watershed Pollution Map. You can trace our road network, town centres + power stations in air pollution associated with heart disease, stroke, COPD + asthma. Burning fossil fuels + wood are major sources of PM 2.5.