The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a state agency’s decision to deny an iron ore mine and processing plant’s request to ...

California's Salton Sea holds vast lithium reserves worth $540 billion, essential for electric vehicle batteries. However, ...

Opponents fear that mining will expose the tribe to harmful pollution and hurt tribal unity, while supporters think it will raise their standard of living ...

Peru’s Lake Chinchaycocha, also known as Lake Junín, and its endemic species are under threat in part due to environmental problems caused by mining activities, hydroelectric power operations ...

A review of regulations addressing agricultural pollution in Wales has identified significant potential for improvements.

The provincial government has come down hard on a Canadian mining company for repeatedly dumping illegal amounts of cobalt-laced waste into the river. Barrick Gold Inc. has been handed a $114,750 fine ...

A Colorado-based company say it’s committing to efforts to build an AI data center in Glencoe, after a flirtation over the winter with the small rural town of Mountain Lake. Revolve Labs, which ...

A copper mine in British Columbia produces a metal the world needs to phase out fossil fuels. It holds promise — and danger.

Uzbekistan’s future in the critical minerals market will not be defined by its abundance of resources, but by the policies it enacts to ensure an economic boom does not come at the cost of ...

Also known as the Sinixt, they were displaced first in Canada by greed, Boyd said, by the minerals found all through the Arrow Lakes ... by a legacy of mining pollution. “The hard truth is ...

The process of global industrialization relies heavily on mining, which plays a pivotal role; however, it also gives rise to significant ecological and ...

Rivers such as Manafwa, Sironko, and Nabuyonga, among others, are increasingly clogged due to poor plastic disposal and sand ...