Global extraction of minerals grew at an unprecedented pace in the past decades, causing a wide range of social and environmental impacts around the world 1,2,3. Growing demand for essential minerals ...
On the heels of COP-26, where global leaders agreed to make unprecedented investments in the energy transition, frontline communities already in the crosshairs of mining for critical minerals warn of ...
Of the 1 million homes in Pennsylvania that sit above underground mines, one in 2,000 insured buildings are damaged by mine subsidence, costing an average of $50,000 per structure. That’s according to ...