Mining

The fight over the Conga mining project is one of Peru's largest current social conflicts.

Activists courted arrest in Harrisburg, Illinois, to stop Peabody Energy from continuing logging operations related to strip mine expansion.

New Mexico's governor has given the copper industry carte blanche to pollute what is left of the state's groundwater.

“The United States of Energy” was a colorful series of lessons on the advantages of coal, aimed at 4th-graders, and sponsored by Big Coal. Here's how educators and activists …

Recent studies suggest that coal mining affects the health of everyone who lives nearby, not just those who work in the mines.

The third-largest nuclear disaster in history occurred in New Mexico in 1979, but the consequences of uranium mining and processing continue to unfold.

Large-scale cyanide use does not bring prosperity to a community, only death and the impossibility to develop other economic activities.

No amount of “green” capitalism will ensure the profound changes we must make to prevent the catastrophic impacts of global warming.

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against Cobalt Coal and two other entities, charging that the companies subverted unions in pursuit of profit.

Proponents push nuclear power as “clean” energy, but the Fukushima meltdown shows why nuclear energy should be examined more closely.