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Tracing mining's threat to U.S. waters
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Tracing mining's threat to U.S. waters

Environmental concerns are raised anew about potential contamination from Canadian open-pit mines flowing through the waterways into Montana’s lakes, harming fish.
Mining is a polluting business. Can new tech make it cleaner?

Mining is a polluting business. Can new tech make it cleaner?

Mining will always have environmental impacts, but new approaches could help reduce them as the world digs up more metals for renewable energy.

In Colorado, locals question a critical-mineral survey

In Colorado, locals question a critical-mineral survey

Earth MRI seeks new sources of industrial minerals. When researchers came to a Western town, residents grew concerned.
Dismal Yukon River salmon returns

Dismal Yukon River salmon returns prompt widespread fishing closures, emergency aid — and tough questions

A decades-long decline in salmon in the Yukon River has reached a crisis this year, forcing harvest closures and prompting emergency shipments of salmon from other regions of Alaska to river residents who are otherwise facing food shortages.

Energy lobbyists prepare for Biden, despite Trump's refusal to concede

Energy lobbyists prepare for Biden, despite Trump's refusal to concede

They're interested in helping to shape the president-elect's $2 trillion climate change proposal.
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