{
  "id": 8336930,
  "title": "Transboundary Pollution Law in the Mekong Region",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/transboundary-pollution-law-in-the-mekong-region",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T23:16:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/thailand-news/pollution-mekong-region/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "CHIANG RAI – A mine in Myanmar can release arsenic or mercury into a tributary that flows into Thailand, while a dam, wastewater discharge, plastic waste, or altered sediment flows upstream can affect farms, fisheries, and drinking water farther down the Mekong. Recent concerns about Mekong arsenic pollution from Myanmar mines show why pollution can […] The post Transboundary Pollution Law in the…",
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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."
}