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BLM challenged over approval of mining project near wildlife refuge
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (197+ words) By Michael Doyle | 02/05/2026 04: 26 PM EST The exploratory drilling would occur near the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. A stream cuts through the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. Jennifer Yachnin/POLITICO's E&E News Environmentalists and a…...
BLM proposal yanks drilling protections from NM archaeological site
2+ week, 3+ day ago (182+ words) By Heather Richards | 04/02/2026 06: 45 AM EDT Chaco Culture National Historical Park has been protected from new oil and gas leasing by a 2023 order from the Biden Interior Department. A hiker sits on a ledge above Pueblo Bonito, the largest archaeological site…...
Groups sue Interior for approving mining in Mojave preserve
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (156+ words) By Hannah Northey | 04/15/2026 04: 19 PM EDT The lawsuit says the California project would violate federal laws and threaten critical habitat for species like the desert bighorn sheep. A sunset over the New York Mountains in the Mojave National Preserve in Southern…...
Senate eyes vote to repeal Biden mining limits
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (201+ words) By Manuel Qui'ones, Hannah Northey | 04/15/2026 06: 41 AM EDT The House passed the legislation in January. It was unclear whether the Senate would act. Canoeing through lily pads at the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, which is part of the Superior National…...
BLM advances contentious South Dakota uranium mine
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (313+ words) By Hannah Northey | 04/14/2026 03: 59 PM EDT Federal regulators are preparing an environmental review for a project opposed by members of a nearby tribe and conservation groups. The site of an abandoned open pit uranium mine near Edgemont, South Dakota, is shown…...
Q&A: Meet the oil man diving into deep-sea mining
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (160+ words) By Hannah Northey | 04/14/2026 01: 22 PM EDT The Deep Sea Minerals CEO talks about the sector as the administration pushes to open the ocean floor to exploration and mining. James Deckelman, CEO of Vancouver-based Deep Sea Minerals. Deep Sea Minerals After searching…...
Lawmakers clash over Trump's deep-sea mining plan
3+ week, 2+ day ago (190+ words) By Hannah Northey | 03/27/2026 06: 32 AM EDT Republicans cheered the administration's push to open domestic and international waters to mining. Bipartisan critics argued the move is premature. House members butted heads Thursday over the Trump administration's accelerated push to allow deep-sea mining,…...
House tees up debate on deep-sea mining, Trump mineral deals
3+ week, 6+ day ago (208+ words) By Hannah Northey | 03/23/2026 06: 40 AM EDT Lawmakers will discuss the pace and way in which the federal government should shore up critical minerals on land and at sea. Rep. Scott Franklin (R-Fla.), chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee…...
Groups lose bid to halt Nevada mine ensnared by wildflower
2+ week, 6+ day ago (213+ words) By Hannah Northey | 03/30/2026 04: 14 PM EDT An environmental coalition has been fighting the Ioneer lithium project that they say will doom the rare Tiehm's buckwheat. A Tiehm's buckwheat plant starts to bud in its native habitat among searlesite and other mineral…...
Deep-sea miners pursuing Pacific exploration merge in $1 B deal
1+ week, 3+ day ago (198+ words) By Hannah Northey | 04/09/2026 01: 26 PM EDT The company, which will be led by a former Rio Tinto executive, is angling to explore a sought-after stretch of the Pacific Ocean. American Ocean Minerals and Odyssey Marine Exploration are merging with an eye…...