A Post-Gazette investigation into the corporate ownership of single-family homes in Allegheny County has demonstrated just ...

Strip mining for phosphate rock violently transforms the environment, irreparably changing the character of the natural landscape. In many cases mines displace plants and animals and eat up thousands ...

Scientists returned to a 1979 Pacific Ocean mining test site, revealing long-term sediment changes and mixed impacts on ...

A strip of the Pacific Ocean seabed that was mined for metals more than 40 years ago has still not recovered, scientists said ...

Mining interests plan to use large, robotic machines to excavate the ocean floor in a way that's similar to strip-mining on land. The materials are pumped up to the ship, while wastewater and debris ...