Some 36 people testified about the Sheep Creek mine exploration project, but no one spoke in favor of it, according to a count from the Ravalli County Commissioner's Office. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily ...

DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION, Calif. — Little-understood groundwater flows and mining in this desert region don’t mix — a complexity some feel is lost on a federal administration focused on “energy dominance ...

A Nevada town concerned about water has sent a clear message that mining is not welcome near the biodiversity hub of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. But not long after federal land managers ...

Mining exploration under a MT wilderness. Plus, pulse crop growers face uncertain times. An Idaho mining company eyes an old mine shaft under the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness. Plus, shifting federal ...