A proposed rule aiming to open national forests to more mining improves federal oversight of mines in a way that’s welcomed by some environmentalists and analysts, but others say it would reduce ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — New federal rules that labor officials say could save lives at dangerous mining sites have survived a court challenge from mining industry groups. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

The UN's deep-sea mining regulator adjourned without a clear timeline for finishing industry rules, even as the U.S. pushes ahead with mining plans under domestic law.

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental ...

The revamped rule will allow people living near coal mines to more easily bring their complaints to federal regulators. The Interior Department unveiled a final rule Thursday that reverses prior Trump ...

The administration is scrapping a 2024 rule that governs how the federal government deals with public safety and environmental complaints. The Trump administration on Thursday moved to rescind a Biden ...

"Driven by three presidential executive orders signed in 2025, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management wants to loosen its rules governing seabed mining, which could commence in a matter of years in ...