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Portugal's government approves lithium mining despite protests, concerns

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Portugal’s government gave the lucrative mining industry permission to extract the metal in six different parts of the country despite widespread environmental concerns.View on euronews

Added on the 05/02/2022 18:30:00 - Copyright : Euronews EN

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