copper

Top Tweets
Residents from Pennsylvania's Mon Valley region listen to local and national candidates speak about environmental issues
Donald Trump speaking
Vice president Kamala Harris
field full of solar panels
Newsletter
Apache group petitions Supreme Court to halt copper mine on sacred land

Apache group petitions Supreme Court to halt copper mine on sacred land

Apache Stronghold members are traveling across the U.S. to gather support as they petition the Supreme Court to block a copper mine on Arizona land sacred to their tribe.

Noel Lyn Smith reports for Inside Climate News.

Keep reading...Show less
Newsletter
Copper recycling increases as demand soars

Copper recycling increases as demand soars

Copper manufacturers in Montreal are boosting recycling efforts to meet rising demand.

Jennifer McDermott reports for The Associated Press.

Keep reading...Show less
Newsletter
Australia’s renewable energy aspirations face hurdles

Australia’s renewable energy aspirations face hurdles

Australia’s ambition to become a renewable energy leader hinges on domestic innovation and overcoming fossil fuel dependency.

Hannah Ritchie reports for the BBC.

Keep reading...Show less
hunger strike to protest plastics giant Formosa

Frontline communities launch hunger strike to protest plastics giant Formosa

Strikers are seeking justice for victims of a 2016 toxic spill in Vietnam, caused by the Taiwan-based company.

Newsletter
Mongolia clean energy minerals

U.S. quest for minerals leads to a remote nation surrounded by adversaries

China dominates the flow of raw materials for climate-friendly technology. Now the U.S. is hatching a plan to find other sources.
mining green energy metals Colombia Amazon
Taco Witte/Flickr

Plan to mine ‘clean energy’ metals in Colombian Amazon splits communities

Libero Copper, a Canadian company, plans to mine copper, molybdenum and other metals in the richly biodiverse Andean-Amazon Piedmont, which has led to strong divisions within Indigenous and local communities.

Falling lithium prices making electric cars more affordable
Knowable Magazine Scienc/Flickr

Falling lithium prices are making electric cars more affordable

An unexpected decline in the price of an essential battery material, along with those of other commodities, is good news for buyers. But experts disagree on how long low prices will last.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
MOST POPULAR
CLIMATE