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Backbreaking quarry work only choice for Burkinabe teenager

June 17, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, BURKINA, Burkina Faso, CHILDREN, Children / Youth Issues, CORONAVIRUS, HEALTH, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Labour / Personnel, MINING, Society / Social Issues, US

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – At an open-pit granite quarry in Burkina Faso’s capital, workers’ children play in the rubble while others

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U.S. unveils vision for more development in national forests

June 13, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments DEVELOPMENT, Energy (TRBC), Environment, Forest and Wood Products (TRBC), FORESTS, MINING, Natural Gas, Pollution, Timber / Lumber, United States, US, USA

(Reuters) – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday unveiled what he called a “blueprint” for enabling energy extraction, mining, grazing

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Russia opens criminal case against Arctic city mayor over fuel spill

June 11, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Basic Materials (TRBC), Central / Eastern Europe, CIS Countries, Coal, Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, East European Countries, Emerging Market Countries, Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, Environment, Europe, General News, INVESTIGATION, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Pollution, Refined Products, RUSSIA, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), US

A view shows water barriers during recovery works following a diesel fuel leak at a thermal power station near Norilsk

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Colombia arrests 50 for plant and animal trafficking

June 6, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BRAZIL, Colombia, Crime, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, ENVIRONMENTDAY, Forest and Wood Products (TRBC), General News, Government / Politics, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Living / Lifestyle, MINING, Nature / Wildlife, Paper and Forest Products (TRBC), South America / Central America, US, WORLD

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia has captured 50 people and charged them with illegally trafficking plants and animals as part of

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Kremlin dismisses talk of ousting Nornickel President after fuel spill

June 5, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Base Metals, Central / Eastern Europe, CIS Countries, Company News, Disasters / Accidents, East European Countries, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, General News, Governmental Organizations, KREMLIN, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Nickel, Non, NORNICKEL, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Palladium, Platinum Group Metals, Pollution, Precious Metals, RUSSIA, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), United Nations, US

FILE PHOTO: President and Chairman of the Board of MMC Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin attends a session of the St. Petersburg International

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Indonesia processing requests for deep-sea mining waste disposal, says gov’t official

May 31, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Base Metals, Commodities News (3rd Party), Emerging Market Countries, Environment, General News, INDONESIA, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, MINING, Nickel, Pollution, South East Asia Crudes, US

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities are considering two companies’ requests to dispose mining waste into the ocean, a senior government

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Western Australia braces for worst storm in a decade

May 24, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, Iron Ore, MINING, Precipitation, US, WEATHER, Weather Markets / Weather

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the town of Karratha in the Pilbara region of Western Australia on April 20,

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China to modify environmental supervision of firms to boost post-coronavirus recovery

March 10, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, CHINA, China (PRC), Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, CORONAVIRUS, Crime / Law / Justice, Diseases, Economic News (3rd Party), Emerging Market Countries, Energy (TRBC), Environment, General News, Government / Politics, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, Healthcare (TRBC), Industrials (TRBC), Infectious Diseases, International Agencies / Treaty Groups, Labour / Personnel, Major News, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Monetary / Fiscal Policy / Policy Makers, Pollution, Society / Social Issues, STEEL, Taxation, Transportation (TRBC), United Nations, US, Utilities (TRBC), World Health Organization

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will modify the environmental supervision of companies to help the resumption of production disrupted by the

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Activist investors tighten screws on Rio Tinto’s emissions plan

March 5, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Australia, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, CLIMATECHANGE, Company News, Environment, Europe, General News, Government / Politics, Iron Ore, MINING, Pollution, RIO, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), STEEL, TINTO, United Kingdom, US

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Investors in Rio Tinto Ltd have renewed efforts to force the world’s biggest iron ore miner to

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Ex-boxer mayor seeks EU green funds to get Polish coal town off the ropes

March 3, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, East European Countries, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, European Union, General News, Government / Politics, Labour / Personnel, Major News, MINING, Poland, US

BYTOM, Poland (Reuters) – As a teenager, Mariusz Wolosz was a promising boxer in Bytom in southern Poland, where his

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