Down a small forest road, between Stanley and Challis in central Idaho, lies the old mining town of Custer - here's ...

South Dakota has some deserted and forgotten towns that were once thriving, bustling, and full of promise. Each town has its ...

A new law decades in the making could finally lead to the cleanup of some of the thousands of abandoned mines in Colorado that ... groups that wanted to clean up old mine sites — so-called ...

Does Arizona have walkable cities? Absolutely. From Flagstaff to Bisbee, here are the best things to do in Arizona's most walkable downtowns.

Getting legislation through Congress was a critical step forward in addressing one of the nation’s longest-standing environmental challenges.

President Joe Biden recently signed a bipartisan bill aimed at cleaning up abandoned mines around the country, including those in Arizona. Senator Mark Kelly was among three senators who created ...

Jimmy Carter signed the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, which changed the coal industry, reducing the ...

A tragedy has struck Ngwaro Village, located under Chief Mapanzure in Zvishavane, where two children drowned while swimming in an abandoned open-pit chrome mine.

Formerly a mining site, the area hosts a plethora of eerie abandoned buildings, which include canteens and dormitories. Like its Peruvian counterpart, the Mail de Bulard is not easy to reach.

Get your hiking boots and hit the trails in Apache Junction, including trails at Lost Dutchman State Park. Trails range from ...