Mining is one of the dirtiest industries, contributing upwards of 5% of global carbon emissions. And then there are the local effects, including air pollution that harms nearby communities and ...

Metals and mining companies have long been part of the bedrock of the modern economy. Metals are ubiquitous, found in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A geology field trip will take participants into a historic coal mine and a fossil site on Saturday, May 3, according to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While “there’s a lot of room for improvement with metals mining,” said Julie Klinger, a mineral supply chains expert at the ...

As renewable energy gathers steam around the world, the harms of mining its mineral components continue to grow. On the environmental front, for example, there’s the destruction of Indonesian ...

For several years, Otis Sullens pursued a career in mining, breathing in the dust and toxins that later contributed to his death. Yet the name of this Miller County native is remembered for his ...

Australian mining tycoon Andrew Forrest, founder and executive chairman of Fortescue, says Big Oil is getting it wrong on renewables. Fortescue, which is the world's fourth-largest iron ore miner, has ...

A major pollutant from mining fossil fuels has been linked to an increased risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to new research. Longterm exposure to sulfur dioxide, a component ...

BANGKOK — 2025 saw global conservation plunged into chaos, with an estimated $500 million in funding from the United States government abruptly slashed after Donald Trump returned to office. The ...

The world needs vast amounts of critical minerals to power electric vehicles, batteries and the transition away from fossil ...

The Trump administration has announced that it will use emergency authorities to rapidly increase the pace of approving fossil fuel and mining projects on public lands. The Interior Department ...