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Erie oil drilling plans change after Colorado residents push back; $17 million lawsuit possible
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (497+ words) September 7, 2026 / 9:33 AM MDT / CBS Colorado A controversial oil and gas project in Colorado is being redrawn after residents pushed back against plans to drill underneath hundreds of Erie homes, but the fight could now move to the courtroom. SM Energy…...
Controversial Michigan copper mine gets $50M in state grants after years of trying
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1048+ words) August 27, 2026 / 2:47 PM EDT / AP State taxpayers will spend up to $50 million on the polarizing Copperwood copper mine in the far western Upper Peninsula following a vote Tuesday by the Michigan Strategic Fund. Toronto-based Highland Copper Inc. pitched the project in…...
The Boundary Waters Mining Debate | Part IV
3+ week, 1+ day ago (74+ words) Advocates say a copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota is the type of diversification needed to keep the industry alive. Concerned neighbors worry that it could compromise the watershed and tarnish the wilderness area....
New Colorado School of Mines students bring a piece of home for annual M Climb
3+ week, 1+ day ago (146+ words) August 21, 2026 / 6:43 PM MDT / CBS Colorado New students at the Colorado School of Mines celebrated the start of the school year on Friday by leaving their mark on Mount Zion. In this yearly tradition, first-year students don hard hats and carry…...
Erie mineral rights deal falls apart as SM Energy cancels contract for Colorado town
3+ week, 2+ day ago (382+ words) August 20, 2026 / 6:53 AM MDT / CBS Colorado An energy company is backing out of a multimillion-dollar mineral rights deal with the Town of Erie after residents worked to put the agreement to a ballot vote. Negotiations over the Draco pad had been…...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issuing executive order to block mining in Boundary Waters
3+ week, 4+ day ago (224+ words) Updated on: August 18, 2026 / 6:38 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday is issuing an executive order to ban nonferrous mining in the Boundary Waters area, according to his office. The order directs the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources…...