The U.S. is opening its first new Wyoming coal mine in decades to extract both coal and critical rare earth metals, inching the country closer to the Trump administration’s energy independence goals.

The sand and gravel mine has been in settlement talks with the township, which sued after some residents' well went dry, as they ask the state for a new permit.

Creditors feel "duped" and fear they will lose millions as administrators are called in to take control of a Hunter Valley mine.

Hidden away in the Bighorns is a mysterious drawing carved on the surface of a massive granite boulder. Dubbed the “Boot Map,” old-timers have

“I just work harder," Parsons said of not having a deal completed yet. "Like, to me, I look at it like if people don’t see your value, you don’t cry and sit down. You just work harder. You got to show people your value. I just think that’s, the difference, Like I go, 'OK, bet,' and I just work.”

The beauty of America is we’re free to dislike things and express that through protest and commentary. I like democracy, so call me a Democrat.

Recent moves by the Trump administration to invoke the Defense Production Act to support the critical minerals supply chain show that wake-up calls are finally being heard at the highest levels. But waivers alone won’t solve the issue. The administration and Congress can take three concrete steps now to accelerate domestic rare earth recycling.

Rats have become indispensable in helping specialists detect land mines that have killed and maimed thousands in Cambodia.