‘Oak Flat is still on death row.’
Mining
As National Public Lands Day approaches, Indigenous leaders discuss working with agencies to manage dispossessed lands.
In 1885, white coal miners in Wyoming Territory, murdered at least 28 Chinese men and ran the rest of the Chinese out of town at gunpoint. These artworks bring that history back to the present.
Rounding up the Biden administration’s ups and downs on land policy.
Three years of rollbacks have taken a toll, without delivering real benefits.
The plans for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante provide ‘certainty’ to business owners and communities, officials said.
Where the mines once provided steady employment, solar energy now offers jobs for the next generation.
A High Country News investigation finds the EPA awarded Tetra Tech a contract despite knowing its subsidiary had likely engaged in data manipulation, false reporting and profiteering.
New research suggests that the introduced wild donkeys may benefit native species, but the National Park Service wants to remove them.
Vacation rentals have gutted the culture of nearby communities, but a new project in Questa flips the narrative.
Instead of paying to clean up the mess left by mining, companies are warehousing their operations indefinitely.
The John Henry Mine last produced coal in 1999 and has yet to be fully reclaimed.
As demand shrinks and the industry retracts, counties and the state are in an untenable situation.
The close of public comments is marked by familiar dividing lines and surprising feedback from an EPA official.
‘It’s about British Columbia being a really bad actor as an upstream neighbor that pollutes our water.’
As oil wells multiply in the Permian Basin, the influx of heavy vehicles exacerbates risks for those living in the area.
Upstream mining has left a toxic legacy at the bottom of Coeur d’Alene Lake.
The Obama administration wanted to rethink coal leasing; now, Trump is rushing forward.
In Idaho, a law meant to boost mining actually allows for its end as recreation transforms the West’s economy.
Carlsbad residents are experiencing health impacts, but the science behind their woes lags behind the pace of drilling.
Energy industry lobbying could lead to more mining from Bears Ears to Wyoming.
An industry-friendly ruling contradicts years of concerns over potential damage to endangered species, water systems and Native American cultural sites.
Demand for clean cars is causing an uptick in copper mining in the West, but at what cost?
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