Ghana's small-scale mining sector, while contributing significantly to the economy and providing livelihoods for many, is grappling with a severe environmental crisis. The unchecked practices of ...

Residents of Amakye-Bare in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region have declared war against illegal ...

Ghana’s premier energy-generating company, has long been the backbone of the country’s power supply. With its vast hydropower ...

Brazilian authorities Monday decreed a “state of water shortage” in the basins of five major rivers nationwide. The critical situation affects some 2,264 million km², it was explained.

A jogger and a dog are bundled up as they run in the rain in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...

A major atmospheric river storm — strong enough to potentially rival some of the extreme storms that have walloped Southern California in recent winters — is barreling toward the coast ...

Illegal mining has become a crippling burden on Ghana, wreaking havoc on the nation’s water bodies, land, and even claiming lives. Despite repeated efforts by successive governments, the problem ...

By Benjamin Makafui Attipoe, Sogakope The Director in-charge of Technical Co-ordination at the Ministry of Health (MOH) and ...

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Soldiers killed at least seven people at a gold mine in southern Ghana, the West African country's military said.

The chronic challenge of illegal gold mining — known locally as “galamsey” — was a major issue during Ghana’s presidential election campaign last month and ... become more desperate to find jobs in a ...