If you read media coverage about copper-nickel mining, it’s likely you’ve seen references to one of its concerns: the potential for acid rock drainage. This is something the mining industry takes very ...

In the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the streams are telling us a story about forest recovery following acid rain and logging. According to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Warming temperatures are causing a steady rise in copper, zinc and sulfate in the waters of Colorado mountain streams affected by acid rock drainage. Concentrations of these metals have roughly ...