Hacker News with Generative AI: Environmental Disaster

A river 'died' overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese mine (apnews.com)
Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that contaminated a major river and could potentially affect millions of people after signs of pollution were detected at least 100 kilometers (60 miles) downstream.
Tepco retrieves tiny melted fuel from disaster-hit Fukushima reactor (kyodonews.net)
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex said Thursday it had retrieved a small amount of melted fuel from one of the disaster-stricken reactors, in its first such attempt after the plant was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami over a decade ago.
Brazil reaches $23B settlement with mining firms over environmental disaster (apnews.com)