Resistance and extractivism: Inside Carrara, Italy’s home of white marble
Carrara’s connection to anarchism began nearly 150 years ago, when anarchist ideals found fertile ground among the downtrodden workers in ...
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Ukraine’s parliament ratifies landmark minerals deal with US
Kyiv says deal ‘operational’ in a few weeks, hopes it will revive flagging US support against Russian aggression.Ukrainian legislators have ...
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Will U.S. Push on Seabed Mining End Global Consensus on Oceans?
INTERVIEW President Trump’s recent order to expedite permits to begin deep-sea mining bypasses international agreements that protect oceans. By moving ...
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Deep sea mining unnecessary, creates risks for centuries
Media Contacts Kelsey Lamp Director, Protect Our Oceans Campaign, Environment America WASHINGTON — The most remote reaches of the global ...
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Mining the Arctic’s precious resources is a fool’s errand todayheadline
The Arctic is a land of riches – not just in its beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage, but in the ...
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Trees capture toxic fingerprint of gold mining in the Amazon todayheadline
A gold mining area in the Peruvian AmazonERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images Mercury pollution accumulated in trees could offer a ...
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Blast rips through Bolivian mining community amid fight with rivals
NewsFeedA powerful explosion tore through a remote mining community in Bolivia, killing at least five people amid a dispute with ...
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Six people dead after alleged dynamite attack in Bolivia gold-mining clash
The dynamite attack is thought to be the result of two mining collectives fighting over access to gold deposits.A clash ...
Read moreDetailsGold miner Solidcore eyes Gulf financing in post-Russia strategy
MOSCOW - Kazakh gold miner Solidcore is considering issuing bonds in the Gulf region to finance investment, including in new ...
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New Mining Boom: Traveling the Columbia Basin and beyond
Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. ...
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