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Second Romanian mine disaster adds to river pollution

By Jim Green Melting snow and torrential rains broke a dam at the Baia Borsa lead and zinc mine in Romania, 375 kilometres north-west of Bucharest, on March 10. More than 18,000 tonnes of sediment laden with lead, zinc, copper and a small

Write on: letters to the editor

Zero tolerance policing I have just read Norm Dixon's article "Killer cops go free" (GLW #396). I agree with Dixon that Zero Tolerance policing is a disaster, not just in New York also in Sydney. Its application to a small Arabic speaking community