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Coal Conspiracy: Stoking Climate Disaster at the BLM
Despite a so-called War on Coal, the feds are issuing new coal leases that will put more CO2 in the atmosphere than Keystone.
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In Guatemala, Indigenous Woman Sues Multinational Company for Husband’s Murder
The quest for justice for one woman in the murder of her husband transcends borders.
Appeal Filed Against Mojave Desert’s Cadiz Water Project
Conservation groups filed their opening briefs this week challenging the Cadiz Water Project, a private groundwater mining proposal.
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After Decades of Struggle, Salvadoran Communities Declare Territory Free of Mining
After years of foreign encroachment on resources, democracy is keeping mining out of El Salvador.
Biden’s Solution to Central American Migration Overlooks CAFTA Damage
Many of the region's policy analysts are not enthused about the plan, with one calling it “more of the same.”
Peru’s Media-Friendly Mining Ban Conceals Toxic Inaction
Humala's 2014 ban on informal mining has done little for the local communities the mines pollute or the majority of mine workers they employ.
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Obama Wants to End the Mining Industry’s Free Ride on Public Land
The US Bureau of Land Management has proposed a host of new fees for mining on public land.
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Haitians Worry World Bank-Assisted Mining Law Could Result in “Looting“
Civil society groups are worried that the Haitian president may move to unilaterally put in place a contentious revision to the country's decades-old mining law.
As Frac Sand Mining Expands, Community Activists Face Off Against Companies
It is up to Wisconsin communities to fight off powerful interests in frac sand mining.
The Certej Mining Project Began Illegally, Without Any Permits
Thus the process of cyanide leaching in Romania is on its way.