Police dismantled a second illegal gold processing plant in Crucitas, Costa Rica, uncovering a cyanide-filled pool used for artisanal mining ...

A polluted tailings pond at the Kennecott Utah mine has sunk 20 feet or more, raising concerns that it has seeped contamination into the neighboring Great Salt Lake.

Ranchers and environmentalists on the outskirts of Cananea say Grupo Mexico water pumping is threatening ranching communities along the Sonora River. A community blockade of mine water trucks has ...

After the prescribed burn escaped its perimeter, it was dubbed the Hermit’s Peak Fire. Then it merged with the Calf Canyon ...

ICG Tygart Valley, LLC, is in the process of getting a permit to build a mine drainage pond for the Leer Deep Mine near the ...

An Independent Review Board has delivered the fullest account to date of the June 24, 2024 collapse that sent 1.77 million ...

In conversation with Mále Uribe, we set out to learn about the processes and ideas that work at the intersection of art, ...

Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have ...

Water safety advocates cheered the passage of Sharkey’s Law, named after 5-year-old Charlotte “Sharkey” Schaefers who drowned ...

Five-year-old Charlotte “Sharkey” Schaefers drowned 21 years ago after saving a 3-year-old boy in a poorly maintained and ...

Hidden in Tennessee’s southwest corner sits a wilderness playground that feels worlds away from everyday life. The ...