{
  "id": 19040678,
  "title": "Thailand Weighed Down By Toxic Rivers: New Curbs Planned",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/thailand-weighed-down-by-toxic-rivers-new-curbs-planned",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T22:59:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/environment/thailand-toxic-rivers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "CHIANG RAI – Thailand faces an escalating ecological emergency as toxic industrial runoff and heavy metals poison major waterways across multiple provinces. Environmental inspectors are sweeping river basins after thousands of dead fish surfaced alongside thick, discolored sludge in key farming communities. In response to the mounting crisis, the Pollution Control Department is moving to declare…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}