The ghosts of the Silver State’s mining roots aren’t just spooky — they’re a serious environmental hazard. About half a million abandoned mines lie untouched across America, polluting waterways and ...

Nevada lawmakers are once again taking the lead in a bipartisan effort to reverse a court ruling adopting a stricter ...

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.

MCDERMITT — It’s nearly impossible to find a family in McDermitt that hasn’t been scarred by a cancer death. Flanked by the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation to the south and north, the town’s ...

A bill to make cleaning up abandoned hard rock mines easier is expected to become law after the House of Representatives passed it Tuesday. The bipartisan Good Samaritan bill, sponsored by Sen. Martin ...