The landmark prohibition on mining in 2017, a world first, has been reversed by authoritarian leader Nayib Bukele but the move has met fierce resistance from environmentalists ...

The Coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwaa, has urged government to prioritise halting illegal mining activities polluting Ghana’s water bodies before investing heavily in water treatment ...

Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with metals. These acidic discharges, known as acid mine drainage, are among the ...

A few weeks ago, the Nigerian government issued a warning to illegal miners to vacate all mining sites in Zamfara State without delay. Officials reaffirmed that the ongoing suspension of mining ...

An associate professor at the Department of Physics of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Professor Bright Kwakye-Awuah is raising scientific and cost concerns over the ...

Vilonia rejects crypto mining to protect community health. Arkansas tightens crypto mining rules amid statewide backlash. Studies link crypto mining to pollution harming 1.9 million Americans. On ...

Over the years, coal mining in Meghalaya, which is also known as rat-hole mining, has been in the news but for all the wrong reason. Acid mine drainage from these mines has polluted rivers, forests ...

As mining companies scour Zambia's Copperbelt for metals used in sustainable energy, locals are dealing with unchecked ...

A recent study in Forensic Science International suggests a link between exposure to heavy metals from mining operations and reduced cognitive performance in children in Peru. Researchers say the ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump Environmental Protection Agency over its final rule to weaken, and extend until 2035, national standards that limit or eliminate toxic ...