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Partner in Pebble Mine Fires Back At EPA Report
In its 635-page critique, Northern Dynasty described the EPA's report as "seriously flawed, and not grounded in sound scientific analysis."
July 31, 2012
Senate Committee Comes Down Hard on For-Profit Colleges
Following a two-year investigation, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Labor, Education and Pensions [HELP] yesterday released a dense and damning report on the for-profit college industry.
July 31, 2012
Tailings Dams: Where Mining Waste is Stored Forever
Imagine a big hole in the ground, similar to the one pictured above. Now imagine that pit filled with up to 10 billion tons of mining waste.
July 30, 2012
New Questions about Sheldon Adelson's Casino Operations in Macau
Las Vegas Sands insisted it needed approval from Macau authorities in order to give federal investigators documents that it turns out were in the U.S. all along.
July 27, 2012
Dig Deeper: Mining the Documents
The documents that shed light on the growing battle for fishing rights and mining wealth in southwest Alaska.
July 24, 2012
Living Off the Land in Rural Alaska
Going back centuries, Bristol Bay's backbone has been salmon.
July 24, 2012
Behind the Insatiable Global Demand for Copper
To get a good sense of the potential value of the copper buried below Alaska's Bristol Bay region, consider an unlikely economic indicator: copper thefts.
July 24, 2012
Live Chat Wed. 2 p.m. ET: Inside the Battle for Bristol Bay
Read a transcript of our live chat with the Anchorage Daily News' Lisa Demer, "Alaska Gold" writer, director and producer Ken Levis, co-producer Aaron Ernst and reporter Blaine Harden.
July 24, 2012
Major Reforms Announced for Troubled New Orleans Police Department
The Justice Department and the city of New Orleans today jointly announced sweeping reforms to the New Orleans Police Department, the result of a long-awaited consent decree stemming from investigations into police misconduct in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
July 24, 2012
The News Corp. Phone-Hacking Scandal: A Cheat Sheet
Eight individuals were charged in the scandal today. Here's what you need to know.
July 24, 2012
