View of the vast lignite mining landscape in NRW, Germany. The image features barren hills, exposed earth, and mining machinery. The scene serves as a metaphor for industrial impact and environmental change.

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Photo credit: © studio mostra / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: area, barren, change, earth, energy, environment, environmental, equipment, excavation, exposed, extraction, geology, germany, hills, impact, industrial, industry, landscape, lignite, machinery, materials, mineral, mining, natural, nrw, open, open-pit, production, raw, resource, resources, science, site, strip, sustainability, terrain