Mining
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World
Four Lawmakers Denounce Plan to Ease Sanctions on Israeli Mining Executive
A White House proposal to allow the billionaire Dan Gertler to sell off his assets in the Democratic Republic of…
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World
Looking Beyond Diamonds and Money
Mining can be dangerous, exploitative and harmful to the environment. Chie Murakami’s organization is aiming to change that by raising…
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World
Mucus-Covered Jellyfish Hint at Dangers of Deep-Sea Mining
Shipboard experiments suggested that sediment from the exploitation of metals in the ocean could be harmful to marine life.
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US
Pacific Seabed Mining Delayed as International Agency Finalizes Rules
Efforts to extract the metals used in car batteries have been pushed off amid pressure from environmentalists and nations that…
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World
Tracing Mining’s Threat to U.S. Waters
PABLO, Mont. — In the mountain streams of southern British Columbia and northern Montana, a rugged part of the world,…
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Politics
The Fate of the Okefenokee Swamp Is in Your Hands
NASHVILLE — I have a dim memory of being taken on a boat ride in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge…
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World
New York Enacts 2-Year Ban on Some Crypto-Mining Operations
New York became the first state to enact a temporary ban on new cryptocurrency mining permits at fossil fuel plants,…