17+ hour, 54+ min ago  (558+ words) Carbon emissions in Ohio have fallen by about a third over the past twenty years according to data from the Energy Information Administration. Americans don't necessarily think about Ohio as a leading state in the move toward decarbonization of our…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (33+ words) Protesters blocked copper exports from a huge Rio Tinto mine in Mongolia on Wednesday, partially cutting off the supply of a mineral vital to China's renewable energy ambitions. The protest group, ca. .....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (417+ words) A federal court has blocked a fast-track loophole that let coal companies skip a full examination of how their mines might affect endangered species. A federal district court in Washington, D. C. , invalidated a biological opinion that coal mines in several states…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (797+ words) San Juan's once-sparkling rivers have shriveled due to drought, and residents in the rugged, western Argentine province fear that prospective mining projects in the Andes will make matters worse. According to one popular saying, Andean provinces are so arid that…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (496+ words) South Africa's shift away from coal is bringing an expensive and hazardous problem into sharper focus: hundreds of shuttered mines lack sufficient funds to repair polluted land and waterways. Mongabay said all 412 coal mines closed between 2006 and 2023 fell short on…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (18+ words) Yahoo Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente has announced the appointment of two new directors....

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (729+ words) Yahoo - The Twin Metals Minnesota project, seeking to extract copper and nickel near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, has faced opposition due to concerns about potential environmental impacts on the region's hydrology and wildlife. - Recent federal policy changes have…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (131+ words) Several groups hold direct interests in the outcome: Local tourism businesses that rely on the Boundary Waters" reputation as the nation"s most visited wilderness area. Indigenous communities that harvest wild rice and rely on the watershed for fishing and…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (484+ words) Archaeologists working in a cave in the eastern Pyrenees say the site is changing views of how prehistoric people used mountain settings. The cave, more than 7, 300 feet above sea level, yielded many ancient hearths and fragments of a green mineral…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (548+ words) Supporters of Minnesota's Boundary Waters are warning that a major shift in federal policy could open the door to mining near one of the most protected and beloved landscapes in the United States. They say the move threatens a wilderness…...