In 1999, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus of Montana took to the floor of the Senate to introduce a bill intended to help clean up abandoned and inactive hardrock mines across the western U.S. “The ...

which dictated that those who tried to clean up an abandoned mine became legally (and permanently) liable for all past and future pollution. This counterproductive policy tied the hands of ...

The results showed that a nickel mine’s land-use footprint could be up to 500 times higher than previously reported. The authors also found that at some mines, the carbon emissions from ...

The remaining fires are drawing out an agonizing return for residents, and it will be a months-long process to clean up the toxic ash, hazardous waste and charred debris, state and federal ...

Besides house destroyers are bulldozers that regularly uproot orchards. These efficiently hack and dig up fruit-bearing trees, wiping away the livelihood of Palestinian farmers. Also protected by ...

After years of demanding the cleanup of uranium waste at the Kerr-McGee Quivira Mines on the Navajo Nation community advocates got the news this week that the Environmental Protection Agency will ...

U.S. Congress passed a bill in mid-December that could help local nonprofits, governments and state officials with abandoned mine clean up efforts. The Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock ...

Taking a moment to review it and clean it up can strengthen your approval odds and uncover some surprising ways to save money and raise your credit score. Lenders check your credit report when you ...