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A grassroots group opposing expansion plans for a limestone quarry near Glenwood Springs continues to seek more information from the Bureau of Land Management on the mine. The Glenwood Springs Citizens’ Alliance filed a lawsuit...

A public land use scholar writes in a commentary: "mining is a high-technology industry, but it is still governed by the Mining Law of 1872."

Because of an 1872 law, miners get a free pass on paying taxes while mining federal land.

Hard rock minerals like gold, silver, copper and lithium on public lands belong to the American public, but under a 150-year-old law, the US gives them away for free.

Hard rock minerals like gold, silver, copper and lithium on public lands belong to the American public, but under a 150-year-old law, the U.S. gives the...

The Howard Center launched a comprehensive, national investigation of the impact of the proposed new lithium mine.

ALBAWABA - In the wake of a legislative push for energy reforms, the spotlight is now on Floating Solar Energy Plants (FPV) in Turkey, a move aimed at c

The nation needs to double the size of its electric grid to get to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and renewable energy production in Nevada is critical to helping the nation get there.

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A report by students at Arizona University uncovered that 72 proposed lithium mines in the US will drain billions of gallons of water from already stressed sources, like the Colorado River.