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The oceans contain vast mineral resources. Can the deep sea be mined without catastrophic results?
Mining agencies promise to minimize harm to ocean ecosystems. Scientists say we can't predict its full extent — or how to reverse it
Heavy metals from open-pit mining can spread up to 30 kilometers
Residents of Cerro de Pasco, Peru, teamed up with scientists to monitor pollution in their city
I want a new smartphone, but the human and environmental cost is giving me doubts
New gadgets are fun. They're also abysmally destructive
The EPA Can’t Wait to Reopen the Mine That Poisoned North Idaho
The Bunker Hill Mine deposited 75 million tons of toxic sludge in Lake Coeur d’Alene, and the lead and zinc are still flowing.
Shortages of rare earth elements could limit clean energy development
We've started searching for rare earth elements in some unlikely places
Ancient Romans never reached Greenland, but the emissions from their silver mining did
Ice cores, used to study ancient climates, also contain the history of the Roman Empire