The Department of Interior’s failure to extend restrictions exposes the weaknesses of a key environmental law.
Mining
The U.S. Forest Service has told a federal court it is not sure when it will move ahead with the review process.
At the U.N., leaders describe the destruction of Indigenous sacred sites as a ‘major human rights violation.’
Avoiding a new wave of green colonialism is an urgent concern among attendees of the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples.
Converting rails to trails can hurt economies and make it harder to battle blazes.
Watchdog groups worry Andrew Wheeler will advance an agenda of deregulation.
A timeline shows Scott Pruitt’s EPA waffling between mining and fishing interests.
Wildlife managers revisit the impact of an expanding mining operation.
With scant data on risk, Republicans push to open a ‘perfect’ mining opportunity.
Federal officials may add mining to a law that fast-tracks infrastructure permitting.
A 2015 spill that turned the waterway orange is a reminder of mining’s disastrous legacy.
A reporter staked a mining claim on former monument lands. You could, too.
Newly released documents show that locals had little voice in monument decisions.
The EPA will begin treating the pit’s toxic water five years earlier than planned.
Agency says risks to fisheries and natural resources justify gathering more data.
Frenchtown is waiting on a Superfund designation to clean up toxic remnants.
The president’s Bears Ears decision has toxic implications.
Obama-era plan required mining companies to prove they can pay for remediation.
In Grand Staircase-Escalante, coal and fossils lie side by side.
As Obama’s policies are rolled back, his last Interior secretary reviews what’s at stake.
Companies are hunting for lithium near Moab, Utah.
Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke is filling his office with extractive industry insiders.
The White Mesa Mill’s license is up for renewal under the Trump administration.
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