This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, ...

But scientists like Edmundson — and others like Cornell University scientist Maha Haji, who has designed mineral filters that could be hung from abandoned oil rigs to pull cobalt from the Gulf ...

The lack of regulatory oversight of radioactive waste in the oil and gas industry has created an environment ripe for some ...

The pipe releases treated wastewater into the creek—a popular spot for kayaking and fishing—from a landfill that handles some of the state’s most toxic industrial waste, including from oil ...

it contains lithium deposits from ancient volcanic ash. If scientists can extract lithium from this formation without the environmental downsides of traditional mining, Pennsylvania’s shale may turn ...

In addition to taking industrial waste like plastic battery pieces, lead paint debris and fly ash, Max Environmental’s Yukon site is one of more than 25 landfills in Pennsylvania that accept the solid ...

Discover why US shale oil production faces challenges ahead, with plateauing growth, weather impacts, and potential ...

Sinopec discovered Xinxing and Qintong shale oil fields in eastern China with combined proven reserves of 180 million tonnes.