A Uranium Mine, the Navajo Nation and a Six-Month Standoff
Holder: Pinyon Plain, the uranium mine that produced the ore at the heart of this standoff, sits a few miles from the south ...
Trump Orders Resource Development on Alaska Public Lands ‘to the Fullest Extent Possible,’ But May Also Restore Hunting Opportunities
One of the Trump administration's executive orders mandates maximum energy and resource development on Alaska's public lands.
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Column: Abandoned mines are causing environmental problems. A new law clears the way for cleanup.
With little attention in the media, except in a few Western states, former President Joe Biden on Dec. 19 signed the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act. It ...
Arizona Mirror1d
‘Shortchanging our community’: Navajo people are left in the dark about uranium transport
Navajo communities learn uranium dangers from comics while lacking emergency plans for new mining trucks crossing tribal ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Alaska Railroad’s Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home State
The spike's installation marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. It's spent most of the time since then in the ...
E&E1d
Appeals court dismisses Alaska oil and gas drilling case
The lawsuit targeted a now-defunct moratorium on drilling in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Greek Reporter3d
The Places Where Gold Can Still Be Found in America
Searching for gold in America with a metal detector is a favorite pastime for thousands who dream of striking it rich.
Alaska’s Senator Murkowski has faced Trump’s wrath. She was willing to defy him after his return to power.
Murkowski is a moderate with a history of bucking her party and Trump when she has felt it was the right thing to do.
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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba ...
Alaska Public Media12d
Alaska could get $1.3M in federal funding to clean up derelict coal mines
The Biden administration announced on Dec. 20 that $1.3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will go toward cataloging and reclaiming Alaska’s derelict coal mines over a 15-year period.
Chilkat Valley News13d
This company helped build an Alaska mine without a tailings dump. Can it build two more?
Touting an unconventional approach, Contango Ore says it can develop mines faster and with a smaller environmental footprint.