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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."…

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Jul 08

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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…

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Sep 21

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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…

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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.

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May 06

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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…

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Mar 06

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What a broad, bipartisan public lands bill means for the American wilderness

President Trump is expected to sign a sweeping bipartisan lands bill into law this week, with broad implications for development of wilderness areas, state conservation funding and hunting and fishing on public lands. Judy Woodruff sits down with Lisa Desjardins…

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Feb 20

U.S. mining sites dump 50 million gallons of fouled wastewater daily

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

That torrent is poisoning aquatic life and tainting drinking water sources in Montana, California, Colorado, Oklahoma and at least five other states.

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Oct 31

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Battle over phosphate mining roils small Florida town

By Alan Toth, Laura Newberry

Phosphate mining is a major industry in Florida, but it’s also a major source of pollution, responsible for red tide, toxic algal blooms and killing wildlife. In the northern part of the state, residents of a small town are resisting…

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Jun 27

Hayabusa2, a Japanese spacecraft, arrives at Ryugu asteroid to retrieve minerals

By Jeremy Hsu, Scientific American

If all goes according to plan, two spacecraft will commence close encounters with two asteroids by the end of August, in order to retrieve organic materials dating back to the solar system’s birth.

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May 10

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The battle for Minnesota’s $1 trillion mining jackpot

By PBS News Hour

Minnesota’s Arrowhead region sits atop a trove of precious metals: four billion tons of raw material like copper and nickel, a haul worth $1 trillion, mining companies say. But local residents and activists are taking a stand against encroaching mining…

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