List of Natural Resources articles
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A view of dump trucks loaded with nickel ore at a mining site in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia on Aug. 3, 2023. Without Indonesia’s Nickel, EVs Have No Future in America
The IRA and Senate opposition to a free trade deal with Jakarta are undermining the United States’ green transition.
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Andrew Sweetman, a deep-sea ecology professor wearing a gray boiler suit and white hard hat, kneels on one knee as he gestures to research equipment on the deck of a ship beneath a pale cloudy sky in the Pacific Ocean. Washington Wants In on the Deep-Sea Mining Game
The scramble for critical minerals is heating up under the sea, but lawmakers fear the United States could be left behind.
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Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud addresses the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh. The Middle East’s Oil Giants Have Entered the Critical Minerals Race
As the clean energy transition takes off, the region’s biggest players are making sure they have a seat at the table.
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Trucks loaded with copper prepare to leave Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in the southeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 17, 2023. Washington Wants to Revive a Critical Minerals Mega-Railway Through Africa
The move comes straight out of China’s Belt-and-Road playbook.
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Excavators and trucks involved in a nickel mining operation are seen from above next to a river in Indonesia. Indonesia Has Grand Ambitions for Its Nickel Industry
As the country heads to the polls this week, the future of Jakarta’s bid is set to come into sharper focus.
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A satellite image shows the tiny island of Nauru in the South Pacific in June 1999. The dark blue ocean surrounds it, with a few clouds drifting into frame in the upper right corner. The Country With Nothing Left to Lose
In its quest for cash, the tiny island nation of Nauru has tried it all. Its latest scheme may be its riskiest bet yet.
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A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a tombstone. 5 News Stories That Made a Splash
From the war in Ukraine to Sudan’s implosion, FP’s reporters were on the case.
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An indigenous woman with streaks of paint down her face and wearing a bandana yells as she takes part in a protest against a government mining contract in Panama. Panama’s Mining Future Is at a Tipping Point
Protesters want to kick out the country’s biggest investor and usher in a new era of environmental politics.
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Workers disembark a research vessel docked in San Diego in June 2021. China Aims to Corner the Undersea Mineral Market, Too
The race is on to tap the riches of minerals in the high seas.
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A worker examines car batteries at a factory for Xinwangda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., in Nanjing in China's eastern Jiangsu province. Beijing Tightens Its Grip on the Critical Minerals Sector
The West has taken steps to slash its dependence on China, but it still commands supply chains—for now.
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Protesters hold torches as they take part in a banned demonstration against the government's pension reforms and a water basin project near Sainte-Soline, in Poitiers, western France. France’s Water War Has No End in Sight
As the country’s water reserves run low, tensions are running high.
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A lone wolf faces the camera appearing to snarl on a dry winter field on the edge of the forest in Hukkajarvi, eastern Finland. Who’s Afraid of Europe’s Big, Bad Wolves?
Conservationists face off against farmers in a familiar man-versus-nature conflict.
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Two people stand and sit in a boat in an above shot looking down at a string of colorful rowboats floating along the bank of the Ravi River, a tributary of the Indus in Lahore, Pakistan. Can India and Pakistan’s Historic Water Pact Endure?
The Indus Waters Treaty was created to avoid conflict. To confront the climate crisis, it must evolve.
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This aerial photo shows rescuers evacuating residents down a flooded street using a kayak after heavy rains in Xiamen, in China's eastern Fujian province Climate Change Could Drown China’s Food Security
China has a fifth of the world’s population but just 9 percent of its arable land—and that bit is increasingly underwater.
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Women wash ore in the artisanal copper-cobalt mine of Kamilombe, near the city of Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 20. Africa’s Critical Minerals Could Power America’s Green Energy Transition
Biden’s IRA is shutting African countries out of supply chains for critical minerals. Including them would be a strategic and diplomatic win.
