Backyard Problems

Backyard Problems

Extractive industries keep leaving toxic messes across the West. Will history continue to repeat itself? The Western United States has a long history of extractive industrial activity. Since the 1800s, westward colonization has both driven and relied upon the...
Can “responsible mining” happen in the West?

Can “responsible mining” happen in the West?

As the world looks for more sources of minerals like lithium and cobalt to power the transition away from fossil fuels, mining companies like to claim they have cleaned up their act and won’t repeat the past that left the American West covered in toxic abandoned...