The growth of the electric vehicle industry is accelerating, but it emerges from a supply chain with exploitative industrial practices, causing environmental and social damage globally.
Mining for materials like nickel in the Global South, such as in Indonesia and the Philippines, is leading to the destruction of communities and Indigenous lifeways.
An investigation found that open-pit nickel mining in the Philippines led to health issues like respiratory problems and skin lesions due to water contamination.
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