First and only cobalt mine in the US opens in Idaho
The first and only cobalt mine in the U.S. for decades has been opened in Idaho. Its reopening comes while the...
Mining in Minnesota halts as government considers 20-year ban
The Biden administration is considering a U.S. Forest Service application requesting a 20-year mining ban on national...
Largest nature reserve in Jordan threatened by copper mining
Dana Biosphere Reserve is the largest and most ecologically diverse protected region in Jordan. The reserve extends...
Adventuring in New River Gorge, the newest US national park
In the late afternoon, after a physically hard day of building trails, a group of shirtless young guys take turns...
Pandora announces switch to lab-grown diamonds
Jewelry giant Pandora announced it will move away from mined diamonds and instead use sustainably made, lab-grown...
Coal miners union shows support for renewable energy
The United Mine Workers of America has come out in favor of renewable energy, provided that miners can shift to...
Devastating gold rush in Peruvian Amazon rainforest as seen from space
The Peruvian Amazon is the world’s fourth largest tropical rainforest and an important biodiversity hotspot....
Artist creates mesmerizing paintings using coal pollution from local streams
You gaze at a vibrant collision of color. Are you looking at the Earth? Is this bacteria under a microscope? Is...
Minimalist home in the Brazilian countryside is made from mining waste
Brazilian architectural firm Gustavo Penna Arquiteto e Associados (GPA&A) has unveiled a tiny, minimalist home...
Demand for sand: the largest mining industry no one talks about
The world’s largest and perhaps most destructive mining industry is rarely discussed. Approximately 85 percent...
Green batteries? Renewable energy storage will cost nature
Our quest to save the world by achieving 100 percent renewable energy will unfortunately also be devastating for...
Henning Larsen’s energy-efficient Kiruna Town Hall opens to the public
The northern Swedish town of Kiruna, that’s famously uprooting itself, has just inaugurated its new town hall...
Toxic chemicals found in small, furry animals decades after mine closure
The environmental impact of large-scale industrial activity can be felt long after the activity stops. A new study...
This moss can naturally eliminate arsenic from water
Through the magic of moss, anything is possible. Scientists at the University of Stockholm have discovered that Warnstofia...
Rare "super-deep" diamond and mineral found in South African mine
Scientists just uncovered a rare “super-deep” diamond in South Africa that's wrapped in calcium silicate perovskite...
