In the Fight Against Climate Change, Don't Forget Rural America
Contrary to what we hear, rural America isn't in denial of climate change and other critical environmental issues.
Payments of $1,312 being sent to some Americans in 2 days
Residents receive checks courtesy of the Permanent Fund Dividend, which gives money to Alaskans based on the state mining income.
Over 60 miners still trapped after Taiwan's biggest earthquake in 25 years
Helicopters brought six of the stranded miners to safety early Thursday morning.
Nearly 180,000 bonobos, chimps and gorillas threatened by clean energy push
"More than one-third of the entire great ape population in Africa could be directly or indirectly threatened by mining," the researchers said.
Sen. Risch: Time To Secure America's Supply Chain for Critical Minerals
We cannot afford to wait until China reduces or even cuts off our access to critical minerals.
The New Era of Mining
To meet the needs of the modern world, an estimated $1.7 trillion in global mining investment is anticipated.
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Scientists fear cataclysmic "Factor X" will emerge from Earth's permafrost
"There must be microbes that were on Earth long before Homo sapiens existed," scientist Birgitta Evengård told Newsweek.
Solving Skilled Worker Shortages: Now or Never
Addressing alarming worker shortages demands a multi-faceted approach.
The Road to a Net Zero Carbon Future
Although still being scaled, CCUS technologies are the bridge that we can build, here and now, to keep navigating toward a net zero carbon future.
Peru Remains Stable and Free, Against All Odds
Dina Boluarte and her prime minister are trying to calm the country and bring back a measure of stability and normalcy.
Stolen Land and Broken Promises
The Ninth Circuit Court can save Oak Flat, our religious traditions and the very soul of the Apache people.
The United States' Energy Future Needs Critical Minerals—and Latin America
To control our economic and energy future, the United States will need to have ready access to its own supply of raw materials and minerals.
Miners missing after vehicle fell into 80ft hole
Rescuers attempted to contact the missing miners by radio but received no reply.
Missing radioactive capsule could give a human cancer
The capsule, which went missing at some point on a 870-mile drive across Australia, contains caesium-137, a radioactive isotope.
Giant "gate to hell" crater opens up in Russian town
Footage of the incident shows a house teetering on the edge of the 100-foot-wide crater.
Industrial Plant Expert: Without Mining, There Can Be No Sustainability
Generating, distributing and using electricity requires a lot of natural resources. The math doesn't add up without increased mining, serious innovation and implementing the use of other fuels such as hydrogen.
Biden Administration Should Deny China Access to American Lithium
For years, we've known the Chinese Communist Party is pillaging Africa for rare earth elements integral to modern life.
Greenland's melting ice could reveal riches beyond imagination
"Greenland has the potential to be one of the best discoveries of the past 100 years," Josh Goldman, the president of the startup KoBold Metals, told Newsweek.
Common element may help solve lithium battery woes of electric cars
"This could be the most exciting thing to happen in the battery industry for a long time," the director of technology at a U.K.-based startup said.
Lithium "white gold rush" in Nevada could desecrate native land
Lithium mining is incredibly destructive to the land and can result in soil erosion, sinkhole formation, and contamination of groundwater and surface water.
Deep-Sea Mining: Is It Worth the Cost?
The mining involves collecting minerals from the ocean floor for use in battery manufacture, and it can affect deep-sea communities.
Deep Sea Mining About to Start in Pacific Not 'Sustainable at Any Level'
Deep sea mining involves scouring the seabed with machines for concentration of important or valuable minerals, such as manganese.
Mysterious Massive Sinkhole in Chile Ranks Among Deepest
No details were revealed about the cause of the sinkhole, which is around 656 feet, or 200 meters, deep.
Ernst, Manchin Seek to End U.S. Dependence on China for Defense Materials
"It doesn't make sense that we should rely on folks like China and others for our own national security interests," Republican Senator Joni Ernst told Newsweek.
Precious Metal Values are Raising Battery Prices and Slowing EV Uptake
The shortage of lithium supplies and the instability of the nickel market is showing up in the cost of EV battery cells.
Snow Lake Lithium Plans Mine Powered by Renewable Energy
Snow Lake Lithium plans to open North America's first hydroelectric-powered lithium mine as a sustainable supply chain solution.
Bitcoin Mining Is America's Most Misunderstood Industry
Critics of Bitcoin mining tend not to be experts on energy policy.
Porsche Guinness World Record Journey Started Inside Earth
A Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo set a new world record after ascending over three miles during a unique journey.
Chile, Where Green Ideals Collide
The green revolution needs minerals and mines are hardly the stuff of environmental protection.
At Least 31 Bodies Pulled From Collapsed Mine in Sudan as Search Continues
The mine had been reportedly condemned due to safety concerns and that it had security patrolling the area to make sure miners did not try to enter.