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USDA Files Proposal to Rescind 2001 Roadless Rule on National Forests

Returning decisions on roads and logging to local forest managers could reshape protections on tens of millions of acres.

Trump Administration Finalizes Rule Narrowing Habitat Protections Under Endangered Species Act

Tribes and Environmental Groups Sue to Block Mojave Desert Pipeline Approval

DOE Selects Core Natural Resources Unit to Pilot Rare‑Earth Extraction From Coal Waste

Aspiring MMA Fighter Killed by Black Bear at Northern Saskatchewan Uranium Camp

Peru Extends Petroperú’s Lote Z-69 License and Revamps Royalties

Equinox Gold to Merge With Orla Mining in $18.5 Billion All-Stock Deal

Court Panel Says Meghalaya Cement Firms Moved 2.93 Lakh Tonnes of Coal Without Approval

BridgeTower Uses Chainlink to Tokenize $11 Billion in Arizona Copper‑Gold Securities

Germany’s 2025 Wood Harvest Falls 6.4% as Damaged-Timber Felling Halves

China’s Seabed Mapping Drive Triggers U.S. Warning on Undersea Military Edge

China Confirms Huge Rare Earth, Fluorite and Baryte Reserves at Sichuan Mine, Plus Major Antimony Find

Senate Weighs Bid to Undo Boundary Waters Mining Ban This Week

Landslide at DR Congo’s Rubaya Coltan Mine Kills at Least 227

Botswana Warns Diamond Glut and Price Slump Will Drag Growth

Critical Metals Soars on Tanbreez Drilling as New Assays Lift Resource Outlook

Japan Sends Chikyu to 6,000 Meters in First Deep-Sea Rare-Earth Extraction Attempt

Japan Launches Deep-Sea Rare Earths Trial as Chikyu Sets Sail for Minami Torishima

Brazil Oil and Gas Output Reaches 4.921 Million boe/d in November, Down Month to Month but Up Year Over Year

China Announces Asia’s Largest Undersea Gold Deposit Off Laizhou