The U.S. EPA has started the long-awaited cleanup of Cold War-era uranium mine sites at a Superfund site on the Navajo Nation ...

Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-123) visited the site of an ongoing abandoned mine land reclamation project ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has begun the cleanup of uranium mine waste in the Lukachukai Mountains near Four Corners ...

For decades, thousands of sites associated with abandoned uranium mine waste have remained contaminated — many on or near ...

For more than a century, abandoned mines such as the Triumph Mine in central Idaho have scarred the American West, leaking toxic heavy metals into waterways and threatening communities and ecosystems.

Drainage from abandoned coal mines can carry massive loads of carbon dioxide, venting to the air decades or even centuries ...

New Mexico environment officials say cleanup starting on some uranium, petroleum sites but millions are needed to address the ...

Today, tens of thousands of these abandoned hardrock mines continue to leak acidic, metal-laden water into pristine streams ...

Many abandoned mines and ghost towns are situated in remote, inaccessible areas. You often drive far from major towns. Cell ...

The company has partnered with Apple, Tiffany and Co., and Canadian jewelry company Mejuri, which have agreed to buy metals ...

Dozens of people get injured or die in the U.S. every year because they don’t follow this simple advice: Stay out of abandoned and active mines and surrounding lands. Abandoned mines are not history ...

From Rochester's forgotten subway to Bannerman's Castle, these decaying landmarks tell fascinating stories of New York's ...