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State agencies on Wednesday issued key permits for Enbridge's proposed Line 5 tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac, concluding the project's benefits outweigh drawbacks that include disruption to Native American burial sites and harm to…
2026-07-16 · 3 MIN READSouthcentral Alaska's largest natural gas utility told state regulators Tuesday it might not have enough supply to get through the coming winter, after the Regulatory Commission of Alaska last week denied a request that would have expanded…
2026-07-16 · 3 MIN READLatin America is on track for a fourth consecutive year of growth near 2.3%, a pace the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean has described as a "persistent pattern of low growth capacity." ECLAC revised its 2026 regional…
2026-07-16 · 4 MIN READA planetary geologist who has studied the Moon for 40 years said building a permanent lunar base will require NASA to fundamentally change its approach from individual missions to a sustained campaign, with decisions on location, resources…
2026-07-15 · 3 MIN READGreenland Energy, a Texas oil company with backers connected to President Donald Trump, is pursuing oil drilling in eastern Greenland despite the territory's government stating the company lacks active permits for exploration activity. The…
2026-07-09 · 4 MIN READItalian energy company Eni has acquired a 25% stake in the Black Giant lithium project in northern Chile from U.S. startup Energy Exploration Technologies for $225 million, giving Eni rights to up to a quarter of future production and a…
2026-07-06 · 5 MIN READExxonMobil's Vice President of Global Exploration John Ardill said Tuesday that natural gas from two undersea deposits the company discovered off Cyprus could begin flowing by 2033, a move that would help transform the east Mediterranean…
2026-06-30 · 3 MIN READCanada on Wednesday signaled it is prepared to back a proposed 500-mile Arctic highway and an export terminal for critical minerals, the latest move by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government to accelerate infrastructure projects…
2026-06-24 · 3 MIN READAnalysts issued research notes Monday on a range of basic-materials companies, covering Symrise's growth outlook, PLS Group's expansion spending, Regis Resources' revived gold project, SGH's buyback signaling, and a new bull case for BCI…
2026-06-22 · 3 MIN READAmanda Lacaze, the chief executive who turned Australian mining company Lynas from a near-bankrupt venture into one of the few Western rare-earths processors operating at scale, is leaving the company at the end of June. The 66-year-old…
2026-06-18 · 4 MIN READThe Bureau of Land Management on April 8 approved Canadian gold exploration company K2 Gold's Mojave Project, a 6,000-hectare exploratory drilling operation on Conglomerate Mesa in California's Inyo Mountains, 15 miles east of the town of…
2026-06-18 · 5 MIN READGold edged higher in early trading Tuesday as analysts at Maybank said the balance of risks for the precious metal has shifted toward a more bullish outlook, citing a sharp decline in oil prices and expectations that the Federal Reserve…
2026-06-17 · 3 MIN READThe Trump administration is working to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule that protects more than 58 million acres of national forests from road construction and timber harvests, according to former National Park Service…
2026-06-05 · 3 MIN READMyongji University economics professor Park Jung-ho said Wednesday that South Korean companies must redesign supply chain strategies around national and economic security rather than cost alone, as the United States and China intensify…
2026-06-17 · 3 MIN READ
An animal control officer in Berkeley County, South Carolina, responded to a home where a resident discovered an alligator "posted up right at the front door," authorities said Wednesday.
2026-06-17 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump has rescinded executive orders dating back to the Nixon and Carter administrations that restricted off-road vehicle access to tens of millions of acres of public lands, a move that environmental groups say threatens…
2026-06-15 · 3 MIN READU.S. commercial crude oil inventories fell by 7.2 million barrels last week, the seventh consecutive weekly decline, according to data released Wednesday by the Energy Information Administration.
2026-06-10 · 3 MIN READShell CEO Wael Sawan said oil and gas prices will continue to rise over the next five to ten years, driven by growing global demand that will push past the current conflict-driven spikes. Speaking at the WSJ Leadership Institute CEO Summit…
2026-06-10 · 4 MIN READActivist investor Elliott Investment Management has taken a stake in Australian gold miner Northern Star Resources, according to Macquarie, signaling pressure on the company's board and management to deliver shareholder value.
2026-06-09 · 3 MIN READWestern companies are pouring investment into Brazil's rare-earth mining sector, aiming to build processing capacity and reduce China's near-total control over the mineral supply chain used in electric vehicles, wind turbines and military…
2026-06-09 · 3 MIN READAbout two-thirds of planned artificial intelligence datacenters in the United States are located in areas that have experienced drought conditions over the past year, according to an analysis by The Guardian. The findings highlight a…
2026-06-08 · 3 MIN READColombia's June 21 presidential runoff between Sen. Iván Cepeda, an ally of President Gustavo Petro, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, whom U.S. President Donald Trump has endorsed, presents voters with a stark choice over the future of…
2026-06-06 · 3 MIN READThe Bureau of Land Management awarded oil and gas leases on five tracts totaling about 72,000 acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain on Friday, drawing winning bids of $3.7 million in what critics described as tepid…
2026-06-05 · 3 MIN READCrude palm oil fell for a second session Friday amid weakness in soybean oil and soft export demand, while Lynas Rare Earths appointed an interim CEO and analysts issued varied calls on mining stocks including BHP, Deep Yellow and…
2026-06-05 · 3 MIN READArgentine authorities seized more than 700 marine animals trafficked from Kenya at Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza International Airport, conservation groups said, in what they described as a major bust of exotic wildlife destined for the ornamental…
2026-05-27 · 4 MIN READFederal water managers are weighing a plan to release cold water from deep inside Lake Powell through Glen Canyon Dam, a move designed to cool the Colorado River and protect the threatened humpback chub from predatory fish, but one that…
2026-05-27 · 3 MIN READArgentine authorities seized more than 700 marine animals trafficked from Kenya at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza International Airport on April 26, in a coordinated operation involving the Environmental Control Brigade, customs officials, the…
2026-05-26 · 4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump’s 2025 executive order to develop a U.S. deep‑sea mining industry has ignited a wave of investor funding and soaring stock prices, while federal agencies accelerate permitting for seabed leases ranging from American…
2026-05-23 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump’s executive order backing a new deep-sea mining industry has prompted investors to fund companies and federal regulators to speed up permitting. An Associated Press review says at least nine companies are in talks…
2026-05-22 · 3 MIN READThe Associated Press reports that in the year since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a deep-sea mining industry, companies have raised money from investors and regulators have moved to fast-track permits. AP said…
2026-05-22 · 4 MIN READThe Montana Land Board voted Monday to overhaul its land-swap evaluation process, a move that some critics say lacked sufficient public input. The board approved the changes, which proponents argue will streamline the process and increase…
2026-05-22 · 3 MIN READIndonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto announced a regulation that will shift exports of coal, palm oil and iron alloys to a new state-owned enterprise starting this year, with global supply-chain implications. The plan, presented to…
2026-05-22 · 3 MIN READAt least nine companies are in talks with the U.S. government for access to seabed minerals a year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pushing to build a domestic deep-sea mining industry from scratch, an Associated…
2026-05-21 · 4 MIN READThe Montana Land Board voted 3-2 on Monday to adopt sweeping changes to how it evaluates land-swap proposals, acting with minimal public notice despite the first comprehensive overhaul of the process in more than two decades.
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READA multi-year camera study on nonmotorized trails near Jackson, Wyoming, has found that heavy recreational use does not appear to drive away wildlife, challenging the notion that popular trail networks become ecological “sacrifice zones.”…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced on Wednesday that a newly formed state-owned enterprise will assume control of all exports of thermal coal, palm oil and iron alloys by September, a sweeping state…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READOne year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to launch a deep-sea mining industry, businesses have secured millions in investor funding and federal regulators are moving to accelerate permitting processes.
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READThe Indonesian government announced Wednesday that a newly created state-owned enterprise will take over all exports of coal, palm oil and iron alloys by September, a sudden move analysts described as a hostile takeover of major commodity…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READJackson Hole’s busiest trails have not turned nearby habitat into a wildlife “sacrifice zone,” a yearslong study found. Researchers who set 27 remote cameras on trails in a 36-square-mile area south and east of Jackson said they saw…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READThe Montana Land Board voted Monday to overhaul how it evaluates land-swap proposals, a process used to exchange state trust land for private land of equal or greater value. State Auditor James Brown presented the changes, saying they…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump’s executive order promising to create a U.S. deep-sea mining industry has helped spur a rush of company interest, with investors pouring money into projects and regulators preparing to streamline permits. In an…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READIn the year since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to build a deep-sea mining industry in the United States, investors have backed companies, stock prices have risen, and regulators have moved to speed up permitting. An…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READAlaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday ordered the Legislature to convene a special session starting Thursday, one day after the regular session deadline, to consider a bill advancing a North Slope natural gas line that he has declared his…
2026-05-20 · 3 MIN READGov. Mike Dunleavy ordered Alaska lawmakers to convene in Juneau for a special session on Thursday to consider House Bill 381, a natural gas taxation measure tied to an LNG pipeline project. The order came one day after the deadline for…
2026-05-20 · 3 MIN READThe U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management on Monday in a 46-43 vote, as the administration moves to expand mining and drilling while reversing conservation plans. Steve Pearce, a former…
2026-05-18 · 3 MIN READU.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg met with President Irfaan Ali and other top Guyanese officials this week to explore U.S. investment in the South American nation's bauxite reserves, as the Trump…
2026-05-16 · 3 MIN READU.S. Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg met with Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali and other senior officials in Georgetown to discuss business opportunities tied to the South American country’s bauxite and other natural…
2026-05-16 · 3 MIN READMyanmar miners have discovered an 11,000-carat ruby near Mogok, a gem-mining hub in the country’s upper Mandalay region, according to state media reported May 8. The ruby, described as the second-largest ever found by weight in Myanmar,…
2026-05-10 · 3 MIN READMiners in Myanmar have unearthed an 11,000-carat ruby near Mogok, a conflict-battered hub responsible for most of the world's supply, with the massive gem presented to President Min Aung Hlaing, state media reported Friday.
2026-05-10 · 3 MIN READNANYUKI, Kenya — With fewer than 100 mountain bongos left in the wild, a conservancy on the slopes of Mount Kenya is working to breed and reintroduce the critically endangered antelope, aiming for a population of 750 by 2050.
2026-05-10 · 3 MIN READArizona, California and Nevada announced a plan to save up to 1 million acre-feet of Colorado River water through 2028 — bringing total proposed savings to 3.2 million acre-feet, or enough water to supply more than 25 million people for a…
2026-05-10 · 3 MIN READA South Dakota mining company canceled a graphite drilling project in the Black Hills after Native American tribes and advocacy groups opposed the project because of its proximity to a sacred site, the Associated Press reported. The…
2026-05-10 · 3 MIN READNANYUKI, Kenya — Conservationists in Kenya are slowly reintroducing the mountain bongo, a critically endangered antelope, back into the wild, aiming to grow the population of a species with fewer than 100 animals left in its natural range.…
2026-05-10 · 3 MIN READCalifornia, Nevada and Arizona announced a temporary plan to cut Colorado River water use through 2028, aiming to stabilize supplies in reservoirs including Lake Mead and Lake Powell after the driest winter on record. The states said the…
2026-05-10 · 4 MIN READRapid City-based Pete Lien & Sons canceled a graphite drilling project in South Dakota’s Black Hills after opposition from Native American tribes and local groups. In a letter provided to the U.S. Forest Service, the company withdrew its…
2026-05-10 · 3 MIN READVenezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez arrived in the Netherlands on Sunday to present her country's claim to the mineral- and oil-rich Essequibo region before the International Court of Justice, the latest chapter in a decades-old…
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