Interior reverses Trump coal mining oversight rule
The revamped rule will allow people living near coal mines to more easily bring their complaints to federal regulators.
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The revamped rule will allow people living near coal mines to more easily bring their complaints to federal regulators.
The Biden administration on Thursday strengthened protections of the Endangered Species Act, repealing Trump-era rules that had stripped safeguards for plants and animals that are threatened by human development and the climate crisis.
The Biden administration on Thursday strengthened protections of the Endangered Species Act, repealing Trump-era rules that had stripped safeguards for plants and animals that are threatened by human development and the climate crisis.
The clean energy transition requires minerals mining, but young workers are reluctant to join an industry known for exploitation.
With a dramatic decline in lithium prices over the last year, companies are putting projects on hold, even as the Biden administration is trying to juice