By Ashoka Mukpo For good reason, mining and conservation are typically understood to be activities that exist in opposition ...

The Appalachian Mountains are starting to look less like a scenic backdrop and more like the front end of America’s battery ...

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is calling a newly identified lithium deposit in the Appalachian Mountains — ...

If the idea of exploring a ghost town has you excited, check out this ruin nestled in the mountains of Colorado a few hours ...

ROCK SPRINGS — Mining professionals, industry partners, students, and community members will come together to celebrate and explore the impact of mining in the Rocky Mountain region and beyond at a ...

For a trip to a scenic Montana mountain town that is close to plenty of trails, head to this historic city that was once ...

PATAGONIA, Arizona—Deep in the Patagonia Mountains, puffs of cool air from a cavernous natural spring interrupt the desert heat. The water bubbles up from an underground aquifer and trickles into Alum ...

BILLINGS, Mont.— Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today over its approval of a major expansion of the Bull Mountains Coal Mine in Montana. The U.S. Office of Surface Mining approved ...

ROUNDUP, Mont.—Environmental groups sued Tuesday to halt an expansion of the Bull Mountains Mine, claiming that the “energy emergency” underpinning its revival is nonexistent and that regulators have ...