Miles below the surface, harvesting metallic nodules on the ocean floor may speed the green energy revolution but threaten animals found nowhere else on the planet.
Rare earth elements and critical minerals could be a big deal for WV. But industries like coal, and what they've done for and to the state, provide reason for caution.
A new report cautions that mining of metals used in manufacturing renewable technologies like wind turbines, solar power, and electric vehicles has costs, including for biodiversity.
