Paul Gordon – UnFox News

Tribe and Environmentalists to Sue Feds Over Arizona Mine’s Impacts to Threatened Owls

On: April 29, 2026

The BLM and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said no Mexican spotted owls lived near a proposed mine site in Arizona’s Sky Islands when it permitted mineral exploration. Photo evidence shows otherwise. By Wyatt Myskow This story is co-published with Arizona Luminaria, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to community-centered reporting.Continue Reading

As Roadless Rule rollback looms, grassroots hearings take root

On: April 29, 2026

In: Climate

In absence of federal meetings, nonprofits step up to hold public comment on Forest Service plan to lift protections from roadless areas. The post As Roadless Rule rollback looms, grassroots hearings take root appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading

Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening ‘the world’s kitchen’

On: April 29, 2026

In: Climate

Toxic runoff from rare earth mines in Myanmar is contaminating rivers that flow into Thailand, threatening the Mekong River and its basin’s fisheries and farmland.Continue Reading