Natural Resources

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.

• By Todd Woody

The West is ignoring a dangerous socio-political duality between pro-Western and pro-Soviet populations that continue to fester in the country.

• By Giorgi Lasha Kasradze

A new study asks: Can countries meet citizens' needs without over-consuming resources?

• By Kevin Charles Fleming

A state-by-state breakdown of who is more frugal with their resources and who is in ecological debt.

• By Clara Chaisson

Lawyers striking it rich in St. John's, Newfoundland.

• By Jim Russell

Irrigation and fertilization use varies across and even within cities. Sustainable management plans must rely on a more targeted approach.

• By Ryan Jacobs

Worries about oil and gas hog the airwaves. But copper is also essential to keep the world running: It threads through your house, your computer, your eco-correct hybrid car. And it's getting just as difficult, expensive, and environmentally menacing as oil to extract. We have entered the era of tough ore.

• By Tim Heffernan

In Namibia, the filmmakers creating 'Mad Max: Fury Road' have run into a different kind of fury, and few roads.

• By Lisa Margonelli