SAI CINZA, Brazil >> Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say they fear getting pregnant. Rivers that have been the lifeblood of their people now carry mercury from illegal gold mining, threatening ...

Illegal gold mining has left the Amazon’s rivers laced with mercury, endangering Indigenous mothers and children in a slow, unfolding tragedy.

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While scientists have warned of the risks that mercury could pose to Indigenous children in the Amazon, none have established a causal link to disabilities in their communities, as this study may soon ...