Human activity creates 208 new mineral species

The incident comes on the heels of jobs reductions announced last week, which affected about 50 contractors.

After a two-year moratorium,, Germany is ready to allow fracking and so reduce the country's dependency on Russian energy.

The second-largest U.S. coal producer severely harmed aquatic life, says the ruling.

Natural gas, which is essentially methane (CH4), may burn cleaner than coal, but what happens when it isn't burned?

CEO Andrew Mackenzie says miner's China-focused investment is shifting and its rapid iron ore expansion came at the expense of the overall business.

The law, the first major overhaul of the country’s mining sector since 1997, denies cooperatives the right to partner with private companies, whether domestic or foreign.

EPA's radical new rules make building new coal-fired power plants unfeasible while 15% of existing capacity will be shut down within two years, reducing demand.

With a further $300 billion in coal transportation infrastructure to meet global demand over the next 20 years.

The controversial regulation, which some lawmakers already are trying to block, is one of the most sweeping efforts to tackle global warming by this or any other administration.