{
  "id": 6246082,
  "title": "Chinese scientists propose turning abandoned coal mines into underground farms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/chinese-scientists-propose-turning-abandoned-coal-mines-into-6246082",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-08T06:09:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3366734/chinese-scientists-propose-turning-abandoned-coal-mines-underground-farms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Chinese scientists have proposed developing “underground agriculture” in abandoned coal mine tunnels as part of a push to create a green, circular economy for the country’s massive mining industry. A team of researchers from Shanxi, a major coal-producing province in central China, described the idea late last month in the journal China Mining Magazine. An estimated 15,000 abandoned mines in…",
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        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/chinese-scientists-propose-turning-abandoned-coal-mines-into",
        "published": "2026-09-08T06:09:11.000Z"
      },
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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."
}