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In Covas do Barroso, a village in Portugal where a proposed lithium mine will irreparably alter the natural environment and the lives of its inhabitants, residents are pushing back on what the green transition really means.


This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Giacomo Sini.