The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Can We Sustainably Mine the Metals We Need for Renewable Energy?
In "The War Below," Ernest Scheyder considers the hard choices of the clean energy transition
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Norway Greenlights World’s First Commercial Deep-Sea Mining Project
Here’s what the new project means for the US and other countries beyond the Nordic region
The Promise and Peril of Fueling the Clean Energy Transition
Could the green energy revolution start in one of the reddest states?
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clean energy, mining, mountaintop-removal mining, climate change, federal climate policy
President Biden Designates New National Monument Near Grand Canyon
Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument will honor tribal heritage and protect the area from uranium mining
This Puerto Rican Organizer Sees a Path for Light and Hope
Adriana Gonzalez is helping bring clean energy to the island
Environmentalists Push to Protect the Okefenokee Swamp From Titanium Mining
Georgia is considering whether to allow a mine to be built next to critical wetlands
Clean Power at a Steep Price
Extracting the lithium that EVs need could destroy this rare desert ecosystem in Chile
Federal Court Delivers a Reprieve to Apache Members Seeking to Save a Sacred Site
Oak Flat has been spared a copper mine for now—but the legal maneuvering continues
Proposed Gold and Silver Mine in Southeast Alaska Threatens Salmon, Bald Eagles, and Local Food Security
Developers seek to overcome Indigenous and environmental resistance by offering perks to local communities
Uranium Widows in Navajo Country
Uranium mining has been banned in Navajo country—could it come back?
