The Interior Department signed off on a mine on Nature Conservancy-managed forestland in Tennessee. The Trump administration ...

The Trump administration said it permitted a proposed coal mine in Claiborne County, Tennessee on Tuesday under an expedited ...

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has granted approval to Hurricane Creek Mining to commence coal mining operations on Bryson Mountain in Claiborne County, Tennessee. The approval enables the ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

A letter to the editor of Grainews regarding an April 8, 2025 column on the risks of selenium contamination in waterways.