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Concerns Grow on How ‘Dirt Sciences’ Will Keep Attracting Talent
Jennifer Miskimins, professor and department head of petroleum engineering at Colorado School of Mines, discusses the challenges faced by U.S. universities in recruiting students to study petroleum engineering, geology, mining engineering and more.
June 12, 2025
Good samaritan program may deliver where mine cleanup has stalled
Column by Molly Morgan, PhD candidate in geology; Brad Handler, head of the Payne Institute’s Energy Finance Lab; and Elizabeth Holley, associate professor of mining engineering, details how The Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 gives the Environmental Protection Agency authority to issue up to 15 pilot permits that allow qualified third parties to clean up legacy mine pollution without assuming legal liability for contamination they did not cause.
June 11, 2025
‘Disruptions all over the place’ if today’s China talks fail
Rod Eggert, research professor of economics and business, says substitutes for magnets made from rare earth minerals are less efficient. China is the nearly exclusive source for these magnets.
June 10, 2025