Dario Antonelli is an Italian freelance journalist focusing on social change, workers’ rights, and migration. His works have been published in El País, La Repubblica, Der Spiegel, and The Guardian, among others.
Covas do Barroso: Local Resistance to Europe’s Lithium Race
Lithium may be at the heart of the green transition, but mining the metallic element also causes damage to natural environments. In lithium-rich Portugal, modest rural communities join national outrage against governmental deals bypassing local economies and threatening livelihoods.
March 18, 2024