Politics Apr 30 Biden’s order to increase mining to power electric vehicles raises contamination concerns By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Politics Oct 05 WATCH LIVE: Senate committee explores update to mining regulations on federal lands The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET. By News Desk
Science Aug 04 The race for electric vehicle parts leads to risky deep-ocean mining The electric vehicle boom is driving a surge in demand for prized metals needed for batteries and other components. Some companies say the solution lies in mining the deep oceans, but scientists say that could irreversibly damage a vast, largely… By Tatiana Schlossberg, Yale Environment 360
Nation Mar 07 Watch 8:19 In Arizona, a struggle over a sacred site of the Apache tribe In southern Arizona, the proposed site of a new mine is pitting the mining company, Resolution Cooper, against the San Carlos Apache people. The site sits above one of the largest untapped copper reserves in North America and is worth… By Benedict Moran
Nation Feb 11 Judge overturns Trump action that lifted mining ban in U.S. West U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill said in Thursday's ruling that the decision under Trump to cancel a prior effort to ban mining failed to fully consider how the move would affect greater sage grouse. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Aug 24 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Alaska mine would have adverse impacts on salmon site By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says a proposed gold and copper mine at the headwaters of the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery in Alaska would cause "unavoidable adverse impacts."… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 7:21 Companies race to mine lithium, a battery essential By Miles O'Brien The metal lithium has become integral to our daily lives, due to its essential role as a battery material in electronic devices. Over the next several decades, the rising popularity of electric vehicles is expected to mean the demand for… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 8:31 Gold mining leaves heart of Peruvian Amazon a wasteland By Leo Schwartz A decade of illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon has left thousands of acres of rainforest a wasteland. Unpermitted miners cleared vast sections of trees near Peru's border with Brazil and infused the land with mercury, causing an environmental… Continue watching
Jun 17 Supreme Court sides with Virginia in uranium mining ban case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The owners of a massive deposit of radioactive uranium, the largest known in the United States, tried to challenge a decades-old ban, but the court found nothing improper to overturn it. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 7:06 Humans pushing 1 million species to brink of extinction, says UN report A new UN report reveals the extent to which mankind is changing life on Earth. Written by an international panel of experts, it concludes that nearly a quarter of animal and plant groups are at risk of extinction, some within… Continue watching