The beauty of Idaho goes hand in hand with our abundant supply of natural resources. Idaho’s vast natural and mineral resources provide high-paying, quality jobs and help foster a more secure supply ...

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.

An undated photo from 2023 taken at the closed Questa Molybdenum Mine site in New Mexico. While cleanup of mining sites is costing taxpayers billions, a recent law may help 15 low-risk mine cleanups ...

President Joe Biden this week signed off on bipartisan legislation aimed at advancing the cleanup of abandoned mines across the nation — breaking a legislative impasse that’s long frustrated lawmakers ...

In 1999, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus of Montana took to the floor of the Senate to introduce a bill intended to help clean up abandoned and inactive hardrock mines across the western U.S. “The settlement of ...

BOISE – A coalition of environmental groups sued the Trump administration this week to try to thwart the approval of the Stibnite Gold Project, a planned gold and antimony mine in central Idaho. Owned ...

The beauty of Idaho goes hand in hand with our abundant supply of natural resources. Idaho’s vast natural and mineral resources provide high-paying, quality jobs and help foster a more secure supply ...