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Dirty nickel: The health costs of mining in Indonesia

NPR | By Katerina Barton
Published April 29, 2026 at 4:24 PM CDT

Indonesia is in the midst of a nickel boom, but there are concerns about how the mineral is mined and refined, and about its cost to the environment and local health.

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