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How Pittsburgh’s Alcoa Is Undermining a Rare Forest To Fuel Its Global Aluminum Empire

Inside Climate News · By Jamie Wiggan and Quinn Glabicki, PublicSource · last updated
Since 1963, Alcoa has mined bauxite from the foothills of Australia’s Darling Range under a special political agreement that skirts regulation, guarantees access to scarce water and assures low royalty rates.

By Jamie Wiggan and Quinn Glabicki, PublicSource

This story was originally published by PublicSource, a nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region, and supported by the Pulitzer Center. For more of its journalism, visit publicsource.org.

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