UK law firm files letter of claim on behalf of Madagascar villagers over contamination allegedly from Rio Tinto mine pollution Article 7843 words 7 votes
Norway will not go ahead with plans to permit seabed mining of critical raw materials on its continental shelf if initial exploration suggests it cannot be done sustainably sustainability Article 751 words 25 votes
How a US mining firm sued Mexico for billions – for trying to protect its own seabed Article 3545 words, published Jan 31 2024 21 votes
Norway defends deep-sea mining, says it may help to break China and Russia's rare earths stronghold Article 9 votes
Norway's Arctic deep sea mining plan will inevitably sink – industrialising the ocean floor in the middle of a climate crisis is not only reckless, it's cruel climate change Article 908 words 9 votes
Norway's decision to permit exploratory deep-sea extraction of valuable minerals breaks a promise to the other nations on the Ocean Panel and to scientists Article 849 words 14 votes
Norway is to allow mining waste to be dumped in its fjords after the government won a court case against environmental organisations trying to block the plan pollution.water Article 550 words 29 votes
Norway is likely to become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining Article 1041 words 14 votes
The site of a mining town on Svalbard is now being returned to nature in one of Norway's biggest-ever restoration projects Video 3:50, published Oct 30 2023 4 votes
Norway's minority government and two opposition parties have agreed to allow seabed mineral exploration in the Arctic region Article 425 words 8 votes
Norway wants to begin deep sea mining in the Arctic – here is why it's a bad idea Article 983 words 6 votes
The indigenous groups fighting against the quest for 'white gold' in South America pollution.water Article 962 words 11 votes
US President Joe Biden to designate a new national monument surrounding the Grand Canyon Article 45 votes
Outrage as Alaska's Attorney-General asks US Supreme Court to reverse Environmental Protection Agency's Pebble Mine veto Article 1925 words 13 votes
Mining is getting a makeover. The industry believes that in order to be successful — and maximize profits — a company now needs a “social license to operate,” or moral permission to extract minerals. climate change Article 7031 words, published Jul 9 2023 6 votes
Diplomats missed a key deadline while negotiating rules for deep sea mining, allowing companies to apply for permits before rules go into effect Article 1361 words 9 votes
Spanish authorities are seeking €90 Million in damages from a Swedish mining company for a major toxic spill near the famed Doñana National Park in 1998 water.waste Article 382 words 11 votes
Norway may soon open waters in the Arctic and sub-Arctic to sea floor mining – growing demand for important minerals, including copper and nickel Link 10 votes
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has denounced police violence at 'Pinky' and 'Brain' tunnel protest in Lützerath, Germany climate change Article 50 words 5 votes
Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals has been found in Sweden – may not reach market before 10-15 years' time due to environmental risk evaluations energy.renewable Article 34 words 5 votes
In Sweden reindeer herders say their animals are being affected by wind farms and other industry energy.renewable Article 1415 words 4 votes
Young Australians just won a historic human rights case against an enormous coal mine Article 1123 words, published Nov 25 2022 5 votes
Greta Thunberg Foundation has donated £158,000 to cover legal costs of indigenous people in Sweden's Arctic as they battle a British mining company Article 764 words 6 votes
World's northernmost permanent settlement, Longyearbyen, is estimated to be heating at six times the global average – so what is being done to save it? climate change Article 1510 words 8 votes
Norway is extending the life of its last Arctic coal mine – will now operate until 2025 amid Europe's energy crisis energy Article 292 words 7 votes
Environmental defenders celebrate a ‘huge’ win for ‘unique’ Tasmanian rainforest pollution Article 1207 words, published Jul 26 2022 6 votes
Greenland is ground zero for the impacts of climate change, but it could also become ground zero for sourcing the metals needed to power the solution to the crisis climate change Article 4 votes
Can Finland and Sweden help decarbonize EU economies? Geopolitical realities and pandemic-related supply chain issues are increasing the pressure on EU Article 933 words 4 votes
Greenland weighs up economy versus climate crisis – as the island eyes tourism and mining it is also mindful of controlling the cost climate change Article 1355 words 3 votes
UN experts call for Sweden to scrap a planned iron ore mine – toxic waste and other contaminants would cause 'irreversible risks' to land used by the Sámi pollution Article 514 words, published Nov 7 2017 2 votes
The promise and peril of turning the Salton Sea into California's "Lithium Valley" pollution Article 1269 words 8 votes
We’ve barely explored the darkest realm of the ocean. With rare-metal mining on the rise, we’re already destroying it. Article 3093 words 6 votes
Arctic island finds green power can be a curse – Greenland's rare-earth elements are attracting superpowers riding a green revolution energy.renewable Article 2274 words 11 votes
Electric vehicles' dirty secret: The race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries Article 4469 words 12 votes
Satellite imagery shows that North Korea might be making millions, and breaking sanctions, by selling sand Article 4 votes
Sweden suffers one of its strongest earthquakes at an Arctic iron ore mine – quake measured magnitude 4.1 and forced the mine to close Article 331 words 8 votes
Norway adopts initiative for sustainable mining – TSM requires mining companies to annually assess their facilities' in areas including energy use and greenhouse gas emissions Article 255 words 3 votes
The strange, uncertain fate of one of the world’s most valuable salmon habitats climate change Article 3151 words, published Oct 1 2019 5 votes
Losing the eternal blue sky: Meet a changing Mongolia. Rivers are dry. Pastureland is giving way to mines. And wintertime smog obscures the famed blue sky. How did the country get here? climate change pollution.air Article 32 words 7 votes