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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T02:38:41.000Z",
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    "toxic\nwastes, known as \"tailings\""
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  "textContent": "Mines usually put toxic\nwastes, known as \"tailings\", behind a dam. Global heating's torrential rains are breaking these dams and allowing the toxic wastes to reach rivers, lakes and farm fields, where they kill almost everything.",
  "title": "Polluting with mine tailings"
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