California may be synonymous with the Gold Rush, but the discovery of gold in Colorado in the late 1850s caused a frenzy of its own. In the peak year of the Colorado rush, 1859, more than 100,000 ...

The composition of fish populations in streams and rivers across the U.S. have been severely altered as a result of changing ...

A new report says illegal, semi-industrial gold mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is wrecking havoc on Congolese ...

In the Mozambican province of Manica, illegal gold miners are causing environmental damage while posing a serious threat to human and animal life. Environmentalists and government authorities are ...

Margo Denke, co-founder of the group Friends of Hondo Canyon, surveys a stretch of Commissioners Creek on her ranch in Bandera County. Credit: Inside Climate News / Dylan Baddour Sign up for The Brief ...

Just two years after the City SARL gold mine began operating in the Republic of Congo, a major river in a biosphere is running dry and contaminated with mercury. ● Over the past year, Switzerland’s ...

A multi-billion-dollar project to clean up Pittsburgh's rivers and streams has been talked about for decades. Now it's finally moving forward. After two decades of debates and delays, it's about to ...

The Healthy Rivers and Streams Board presented its 2025 budget request on Thursday to Pitkin County Commissioners, receiving positive support for future projects in the Roaring Fork Valley Watershed.