Millions of workers in small-scale mines are being exposed to hazardous conditions as the sector expands rapidly in Asia and other parts of the developing world, the International Labor Organization

Environmental and hilltribe advocates have called on the Malaysian government to urgently provide medical care for villagers found to have alarmingly high blood-lead levels and to reject all

The traditional owners of the Jabiluka uranium mine site last night won a reprieve in their battle to halt the project when the company Energy Resources Australia

A group of social activists, wildlife conservationists, forest officials, researchers, lawyers and mediapersons who attended the Third Consultation on Wildlife Protection and People's livelihood

Unauthorized collection of rocks and stones continues unabated in the Garo hill region threatening serious environmental degradation. Social leaders and official sources said despite ban on

More than one in 10 of the aquaticbirds in Spain's Donana national park are seriously contaminated by heavy metals after a toxic spill at the Los Frailes zinc mine one year ago, a report said early

Australian Industry, Science and Resources Minister Nick Minchin late last week gave final approval for Heathgate Resources to proceedwith its Beverley uranium mine in South Australia. The mine was

The decision of a few companies to set up projects in Rayagada district of Orissa has sparked widespread protests from the local populace. The people allege that they have been given scant

The Bihar Government has earned Rs 807.97 crore revenue from mineral resources during 1997-98 while its target for 1998-99 was Rs 860 crore. The achievement of the target for last year has not been

Highly toxic waste from metal miningposes a major threat to the environment and human health across Europe, and existing laws can do little to solve the problem, a leading environmental group said.