A few weeks ago, the Nigerian government issued a warning to illegal miners to vacate all mining sites in Zamfara State without delay. Officials reaffirmed that the ongoing suspension of mining ...

Nodules on the abyssal seafloor in the Clarion Clipperton Zone with a mud cloud from a scientific remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) touching down. A new study led by researchers at the University of ...

El Salvador mines Bitcoin using volcano power (seriously), and Paraguay runs mining farms on excess hydroelectric capacity that would otherwise go to waste. Crypto mining burns through electricity ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Conservation, public health and environmental justice organizations notified the Environmental Protection Agency today of their intent to sue the agency for failing to respond to ...

The construction industry is one of the world’s biggest sources of pollution, largely because it relies on materials like cement, sand, and gravel. Producing these materials requires large amounts of ...

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Conservation, public health and environmental justice organizations sued the Trump administration today over the federal failure to respond to a petition requesting stronger ...