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.
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.
How Pittsburgh’s Alcoa Is Undermining a Rare Forest To Fuel Its Global Aluminum Empire
Pressure underneath the West Texas oilfields has caused blowouts and geysers in recent years. Now, salty water is spewing out of the ground in the town of Grandfalls.
Salty water is gurgling up from underground in the middle of the small Permian Basin town of Grandfalls, Texas.
An Oilfield Leak Springs Under a Permian Basin Baptist Church
City leaders intend to make unprecedented cuts to water use in September but aren’t sure exactly how, as schools and hospitals drill for water.
This story was published in partnership with the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations.
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Climate Change
As the UN Global Climate Talks Lose Momentum, a Smaller Coalition Eyes a Fossil Fuel Exit
More than 50 countries will gather in Colombia to try to develop real-world timetables to phase out oil and gas amid global energy shocks and petrostate stalling.
In an overheated and fractured world that’s lurching from one crisis to the next to feed its oil and gas addiction, collaboration toward an energy transition may seem unrealistic or even radical.
As the UN Global Climate Talks Lose Momentum, a Smaller Coalition Eyes a Fossil Fuel Exit
An Oilfield Leak Springs Under a Permian Basin Baptist Church
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