{
  "id": 3986874,
  "title": "Failed environmental safeguards leave coastal Bangladesh facing coal pollution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/failed-environmental-safeguards-leave-coastal-bangladesh-facing-coal",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-28T15:15:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/failed-environmental-safeguards-leave-coastal-bangladesh-facing-coal-pollution/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Riaz Panchayet used to farm papaya, cucumber, okra and bananas on his land in Madhupur village, located in southern Bangladesh’s coastal Patuakhali district. These days, he runs a small tea stall near one of the gates of the Payra Power Plant, and worry has replaced the seasonal rhythm of harvests. “I notice a layer of […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}