The Hong Kong-flagged Solomon Trader, carrying bauxite mined on Rennell Island, ran aground in violent weather in February and has been leaking oil ever since.

An Oil Spill Fouls a Tropical Eden Already Scarred by Mining

On Rennell, a Pacific island, the impoverished residents were already seeing little benefit from mining operations. Now an oil spill has poisoned their water and threatens a World Heritage site.

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