Natural Resources

Coal Communities Protest House Cutting Abandoned Mine Lands Clean Up Funds

"The House passed a bill last week that would “repurpose” $500 million meant for cleaning up environmental and safety hazards caused by decades of coal mining."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/14/2026

Miccosukee Blocked Alligator Alcatraz. Then Trump Blocked Land Return Bill.

"After the tribe sued to stop an immigration detention center, the White House vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have expanded Miccosukee land and environmental stewardship."

Source: Grist, 01/13/2026

"Trump Administration Moves To Reverse Mining Ban Near Boundary Waters"

"The Trump administration and northeast Minnesota Republican Congressman Pete Stauber are taking action to end a 20-year mining ban near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area that was imposed three years ago under former President Joe Biden."

Source: MPR, 01/13/2026

What a Trump Invasion Could Mean for Greenland’s Minerals and Environment

"The Danish territory holds significant stores of oil, gas and minerals. But regulations and the extreme environment have kept the vast majority in the ground."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/08/2026

"‘Not About Special Treatment,’ Miccosukee Tribe Responds To Trump Veto"

"The Miccosukee Tribe is rejecting President Donald Trump’s claim that the tribe worked against his administration’s immigration efforts, the basis he used to veto a flood protection project in the Everglades."

Source: States Newsroom, 01/06/2026

Trump DOI Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.

"A high-ranking official in the Interior Department is drawing scrutiny from ethics experts because she failed to disclose her family’s financial interest in the nation’s largest lithium mine that had been approved by her agency, according to state and federal records."

Source: NYTimes, 01/05/2026

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