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  "id": 2486934,
  "title": "In U.S., rare earths extracted from coal mine wastewater",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/in-u-s-rare-earths-extracted-from-coal-mine-wastewater",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-22T02:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/22/us-rare-earths-coal-mine-wastewater/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new pilot project achieves two purposes: environment cleanup and the recovery of the critical minerals as a valuable byproduct.",
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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."
}