On the latest episode of Pacific Standard's podcast about how our stories are made, we talk with contributor Jimmy Tobias about his investigation into Ryan Zinke's DOI.
The International Seabed Council once again failed to come to an agreement over the rules to govern the practice of mining valuable resources in deep ocean habitats.
The proposed mine would sit within Cenderawasih Bay National Park, while parts of it also overlap onto or border the Wondiwoi Mountains Nature Reserve—both protected areas.
Records obtained by Pacific Standard reveal that a top official at the DOI had a hand in nixing a government-funded public-health study in Appalachia—after a series of meetings with some of the most powerful mining players in the country.
With a Canadian company looking to mine gold, silver, and copper on ancestral lands, opponents worry about toxic water and the destruction of Menominee heritage.
As real estate building increases across the world, so too does the illegal extract of sand, which results in serious environmental impacts.
The mining company also said that, given the Trump administration's plans to abandon the Paris Agreement, it will reconsider its relationship with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Steve Gardner's engineering company was dropped for performing "junk science" to discredit a regulation that it was hired to help prepare.
Scott Walker signed legislation Monday ending a nearly 20-year ban on precious metal mining.
The Obama administration proposed the rule last year to ensure that companies demonstrate their ability to pay for environmental clean-up.
Democrats warn that mining expansion could devastate Minnesota's Superior National Forest.
Widows of deceased striking miners who were killed during the Marikana massacre walk from the memorial site during the event's fifth anniversary in Marikana on August 16th, 2017.
Enforcement was left up to consumers, and many legitimate mining operations were shuttered.
Jessie Landerman, a writer, producer, and director with the New Media Advocacy Project, discusses a new series of videos to help communities stand up to big mining companies.
Activists point to rights abuses, ecological disasters, and what they believe to be unfair distribution of profits.
As mining interests deepen in the southeastern Pacific, researchers are racing the clock—and pushing the frontiers of science—to understand this unknown stretch of sea.
A new book traces our dependence on rare elements—and the environmental costs of a revolution in global mining.
How can conservation possibly succeed on a planetary scale if key green leaders and allies keep getting gunned down?
The evidence on conventional job re-training programs is unimpressive, which is bad news for the thousands of coal workers who are likely to lose their jobs in the coming years.
Peabody Energy, the nation’s largest coal company, is seeking release from a pledge to pay into a health insurance fund.
Uranium mining threatens aquifers that could provide the drought-stricken West with emergency water supplies.
Research suggests that moral concerns about mining's environmental impact have less sway when money's on the line.
Buy fewer of them, and recycle when you upgrade.
A new gold rush could spell big trouble for South American tropical forests, a new study finds.