Arappor Iyakkam's public hearing on quarrying impacts was suspended after an attack on PUCL's general secretary disrupted the ...

A groundbreaking study has provided new insights into the extensive impact of metal mining contamination on rivers and floodplains across the world, with an estimated 23 million people believed to be ...

Senator Edward Markey delivers opening remarks Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at a Senate Environment and Public Works hearing on his proposed crypto mining emissions bill. (Screenshot via Courthouse News) ...

Tension prevailed at a public hearing organised to discuss the impact of illegal mining after a murderous attack on PUCL national general secretary V Suresh at Tirunelveli on Sunday.

Similar disputes arose in Kwale (titanium mining) and Kakamega (gold exploration), where human rights activists accused firms ...

Before a solar panel can be installed on a roof or an electric bus can hit the streets, manufacturers first have to get their hands on key metals and minerals. But to meet the demands of the ...

Victor Maus is a researcher at the Institute for Ecological Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria, and a research scholar at the Novel Data Ecosystems for ...

Mining for precious metals has significant environmental consequences including water and air pollution, soil contamination, landscape destruction, and often the destabilization of local communities ...

The world's largest known lithium deposit exists within a vast salt pan called the Salar de Uyuni, which stretches for thousands of square miles atop a high, dry Andean plateau in Bolivia. For most of ...