From above, the Amazon rainforest appears as a dense, emerald-green paradise, but as the plane descends, the damaged ...

Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time ...

Mercury pollution accumulated in trees could offer a new way to keep tabs on destructive gold mining operations in the Amazon rainforest. “We could potentially see whether mining is starting to ramp ...

Wild fig tree rings offer a cheap method for tracking toxic atmospheric mercury, a byproduct of gold mining in the Global South, according to a new study.

As gold prices surge, so has illegal mining in South America, destroying forests and polluting rivers, but women in eastern ...

Mining bores deep into vertical rock formations ... Even more disconcerting is the toxic legacy left on public lands and sacred American Indian sites. Iconic landscapes have been marred, and sources ...

When landscapes surrounding parks are developed for mining, critical wildlife connectivity can be affected, putting the survival of many species at risk. If the administration continues to prioritize ...

UN and Brazil's environment agency tested the red-looking sludge, and say it contains toxic chemicals, including arsenic levels 10 times above the legal limit Australian mining giant BHP says mud ...

RENO, Nev.— The U.S. Bureau of Land Management gave final approval today to the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine, despite severe threats the project poses to biodiversity, cultural landscapes and ...

The toxic lead has spread across the city from transportation during mining operations exposing up to 200 000 people and extremely high concentrations of lead in the soil reaching 600 000 ...