Leaked documents indicate Harita, owner of key nickel mine in Indonesia, did not reveal water contamination
One of Indonesia’s largest nickel-mining companies, which supplies a mineral critical to the global electric car industry, did not tell the public that local drinking water was polluted, according to documents seen by the Guardian.
Indonesia has become the world’s biggest producer of nickel, used in the production of wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicle batteries. But observers have voiced concerns that regulatory oversight in the country has failed to keep up with the rush to develop mines to satisfy booming global demand.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/apr/30/environment-water-pollution-green-transition-indonesia-harita-nickel-metal-mining-electric-vehicles-erin-brockovich-chromium-cr6
Author : Tom Levitt
Publish date : 2025-04-30 06:00:00
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