Demand for graphite, a key material in the lithium-ion batteries that power everything from phones to electric cars, is ...

The Rush Township supervisors approved a conditional use permit this week for a solar project that would repurpose nearly 2,000 acres of abandoned strip coal mining land. Contingent on the approval of ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After several years of public pushback, the San Diego County Planning Commission will revisit a controversial proposal to convert the Cottonwood Golf Club in East County into ...

PATAGONIA, Ariz.—When Becky and John Ball retired from careers in firefighting, they found their dream home in the foothills of Arizona’s famed Patagonia mountains. But less than a year after moving ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A controversial project to probe under the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness for a potential copper and ...

Perpetua Resources won federal approval for a Central Idaho mine, but faces legal fights. Stibnite Gold Project could net $18B in gold, and $3B in antimony, key to U.S. defense. Tribal, ...