resources discovery

Miners are turning to machine learning, cutting-edge chemistry and other innovative means to increase the supply of critical materials such as copper and graphite amid the rising demand for green technologies. In 2011, Nico Cuevas, a…

Deep-sea mining for battery materials has gained significant interest over the past year, but 2023 is set to be a key turning point—both for the practice itself and the companies that are leading the campaign to exploit the ocean…

A disruption in the flow of Russian gas to Europe this year is suddenly all too easy to imagine.Europe’s natural-gas supply seems a lot less secure even than a few weeks ago. Last month, Moscow said it would end deliveries to Poland and…

The end of the boom is in sight for America’s fracking companies.Less than 3½ years after the shale revolution made the U.S. the world’s largest oil producer, companies in the oil fields of Texas, New Mexico and North Dakota have tapped…

The National Labor Relations Board said the new election will be held by mail, with ballots being mailed to employees on Feb. 4. Voters will have almost two months to submit their ballots, with the vote count scheduled to start March 28.…

Vistra Corp. owns 36 natural-gas power plants, one of America’s largest fleets. It doesn’t plan to buy or build any more.Instead, Vistra intends to invest more than $1 billion in solar farms and battery…