Stories from Saint-Michel · France

The French government has authorized the construction of the Nanlou site by decree. Members of an opposition coalition are denouncing the actions of the mining company involved in the project. Opponents claim local citizens are being left to face mining companies alone.

A mining project plans to conduct trials in Saint-Michel-des-Sains involving the stacking of rock and soil layers. The process involves layering acidic earth with non-acidic earth to create hills from extracted waste.