{
  "id": 9768724,
  "title": "Alaska's ‘Rusting’ Waters More Acidic Than Mine Drainage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/alaskas-rusting-waters-more-acidic-than-mine-drainage",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T12:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yale Environment 360",
    "slug": "yale-environment-360",
    "url": "https://e360.yale.edu/digest/alaska-rusting-rivers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As the Arctic warms and tundra thaws, minerals long trapped in frozen soil are leaching into rivers, turning them orange and acidic. A study from northern Alaska found “rusting” waters to be more metallic and acidic than drainage from metal mines. Read more on E360 →",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}