Jan joined Earthworks in January of 2020. As the Tailings Campaign Manager, her work focuses on mine waste, called tailings, and the social, environmental and cultural disasters that result when mining companies put profits over safety.
Jan works with communities around the world directly affected by dangerous tailings storage facilities, including in Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Peru, and beyond.
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