Idaho conservation groups file lawsuit challenging approval of Stibnite Gold Project
The groups argue that the mine would jeopardize public health and clean water, harm threatened plants and animals, and ...
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Conservation groups sue U.S. Forest Service over Stibnite Gold Project approval
A coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service, challenging its approval of the ...
Biodiversity in England's rivers found to have improved as metal pollution reduced
An improvement in freshwater biodiversity in England's rivers was linked to reductions in pollution of zinc and copper, ...
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Lawsuit Challenges Massive Idaho Gold Mine Threatening Wildlife, Public Health
Local and national conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service today to challenge its approval of the Stibnite Gold Project, an open-pit cyanide leach gold mine in Idaho’s Salmon River Mountains.
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As the rainforest gets drier, Amazon Indigenous groups thirst for clean water
In some Amazon rivers in Brazil, cases of diseases related to inadequate basic sanitation, such as malaria and acute diarrhea ...
Yamuna clean-up begins, but experts call move 'temporary’
The cleaning of the Yamuna River in Delhi has begun following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pre-election promise. Even ...
Minnesota Capitol bill would bar copper-nickel mines within BWCA’s watershed
Democratic legislators have introduced a bill to bar copper-nickel mines from developing within the same watershed as the ...
CEMEX must be stopped from blasting 600-foot deep pit near San Joaquin River. Here’s how | Opinion
A multinational mining company with a litany of environmental violations seeks Fresno County’s blessing to blast a 600-foot ...
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Residents sound alarm after local river turns concerning color: 'Looks like a stream of blood'
Residents along the Sarandí stream near Villa Inflamable in Buenos Aires are stunned by the blood-red color of the water.
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Proposed bill would bar state permitting of copper-nickel mines near Boundary Waters
ST. PAUL — Minnesota legislators have introduced a bill to bar copper-nickel mines from developing within the same watershed ...
KY Senate approves bill to help coal industry by allowing pollution in more water sources
The Kentucky Senate on Friday voted 30-to-5 to pass a controversial bill that would benefit the coal industry by making it ...