While stressing collaboration, the tribal chairman held firm on fishing rights and on mining.read more

“This bill is the biggest giveaway of resources since the days of the railroad barons.”read more

Frac Sand Mines Have Huge Violation Rates.read more

Democrats called the process a “sham.”read more

“We view this as an imminent threat. We view this as an act of genocide.”read more

He exaggerates the jobs and minimizes the environmental impacts of a huge open-pit mine.read more

State Senate Democrats, about to lose control of their chamber, propose their own fixes.read more

“It sends a tremendously positive message to other employers in other industries that we can make it open for business in Wisconsin,” Walker tells business leaders.read more

There is no money in the DNR budget to pay for dedicated staff to work on metallic mining issues, an agency official admitted.read more

“It’s a frightening letter. It reveals this arrogant, narrow, partisan, secretive, private business-controlled effort to keep the public in the dark.”read more

“Pursuing legislation that does not work for Gogebic Taconite is a waste of time,” says Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.read more

The Newmont Mining Corporation, based in Colorado, has embroiled itself in a controversial project in northern Peru that locals say threatens their water and their future. Peasants and workers in the region have engaged in mass demonstrations and general strikes, and the president of Peru has responded by declaring a state of emergency. At stake is the economic model of aggressive resource extraction lubricated by the new free trade agreement with Washington.read more

An unusual alliance blossomed among hunting, fishing, environmental, and tribal activists.read more

Republican Dale Schultz cites lack of transparency and unscientific approach for voting with Democrats to reject proposal.read more