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Down East town bans industrial metal mining

by Ethan Genter May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

Pembroke residents overwhelmingly voted to ban large-scale metal mines this week, likely crushing the chances of a silver mine springing up.

Cleanup of contaminated Brooksville mine will get funding boost from infrastructure bill

by Ethan Genter December 31, 2021December 30, 2021

Vermont copper mine cleanup costs 4 times more than initial estimate

by The Associated Press November 27, 2021November 27, 2021

Feds have nearly finished cleanup of 150-year-old Vermont copper mine

by The Associated Press November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

Canadian mining company’s withdrawal may be a short-lived win for Maine environmentalists

by Alexander MacDougall October 17, 2021October 16, 2021

Firm behind Pickett Mountain mine proposal plans test drilling at Down East site

by Bill Trotter August 13, 2021August 13, 2021

Maine tribes worry that Aroostook County mining project will pollute local waters

by Alexander MacDougall February 5, 2021February 17, 2021

Proposed mine near Baxter State Park is first real test of Maine’s new mining law

by Alexander MacDougall October 19, 2020October 20, 2020

Proposed mine near Mt. Chase draws opposition from environmental advocacy group

by Alexander MacDougall August 15, 2020August 17, 2020

Aroostook, News

Canadian mining company files plans to rezone Pickett Mountain

by Joseph Cyr January 27, 2020January 30, 2020

Aroostook, Business, News

Canadian firm partners with one of North America’s largest mining companies to explore mining in northern Maine

by Anthony Brino March 26, 2019March 26, 2019

Nation, News, Wires

Contaminated waters reveal lasting legacy of mining industry

by The Associated Press February 20, 2019

National Business, Wires

The world’s most controversial coal mine set to break ground

by Bloomberg December 19, 2018December 20, 2018

BDN Maine, Business, Nation, News

Bears Ears’ mining rush falls flat as no one bothers to show up

by Opinion Contributor February 7, 2018

Business, Environment, News, Politics, State

Mining rule compromise sailing for passage after Maine House vote

by Michael Shepherd May 18, 2017May 18, 2017

Environment, News, Politics, State

Maine Senate unanimously votes to ban open-pit mining

by Anthony Brino May 9, 2017