In one former mining town in Zambia, more than 200,000 children and ... left some 6.4 million tons of lead-bearing waste behind in Kabwe. Trump announces tariffs with ‘liberation day’ attack ...

The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And... In a soft, faltering voice, her large brown eyes ...

"We want to see one day a city free from lead," he adds. A waste heap known as Black Mountain stands at the site of the former Broken Hill lead and zinc mine, in the town of Kabwe, Zambia ...

In some cases lead poisoning can even be fatal. This city of almost 300,000 people, 80 miles north of Zambia's capital of Lusaka, was identified by a 2022 U.N. report as a "sacrifice zone" — one of ...

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