2019.11.04

Broken Promises

Mining company Rio Tinto extracts the mineral ilmenite in southeastern Madagascar's coastal forest—a severely threatened ecosystem. Ed Kashi Redux Pictures

Mining company Rio Tinto extracts the mineral ilmenite in southeastern Madagascar's coastal forest—a severely threatened ecosystem. Ed Kashi Redux Pictures

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