The agency outlined 54 minerals and their potential impact on the U.S. economy. The Department of the Interior (DOI) released the draft of its 2025 report on critical…
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Interior Department Completes Environmental Review of Coal Project
The Utah project is the first expedited coal lease under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Department of the Interior announced earlier this month that the Bureau…
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Energy Department Offers $1 Billion to Support U.S. Critical Mineral Mining
The notice of funding is in keeping with President Trump’s executive orders on energy development. The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of funding opportunities worth a…
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Interior Department Seeks to Recover Critical Minerals from Mine Waste
The agency states, “Mine waste holds untapped supplies of minerals essential for U.S. technology and national security.” The Department of the Interior has launched an effort to recover…
Read MorePentagon Invests in U.S. Rare Earth Miner to Reduce Dependence on China
DoD becomes top shareholder in MP Materials as part of $400 million initiative to strengthen critical mineral security. The U.S. Department of Defense has invested $400 million into…
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Supreme Court Upholds Sales of Native American Site for Copper Mining
The court declined an appeal against the congressional action from 2014. The Supreme Court issued a decision this week that will allow the federal government to continue its…
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FDA Proposes Mandatory Asbestos Testing for Talc-Based Cosmetics
The new rule is intended to protect consumers from asbestos exposure in cosmetic products. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed a rule under the Modernization…
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President’s Administration Proposes Protections for Nevada Ruby Mountains
Secretary Vilsack begins the process for a 20-year withdrawal of area from mining leases. President Biden’s administration has proposed withdrawing Nevada’s Ruby Mountains from federal mining leases for…
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Interior Secretary Finalizes Protections for Rapid Creek Watershed
20,510 acres of Black Hills forest have been withdrawn from mining leases for 20 years. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland finalized protections for the Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek…
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Apache Group Requests 9th Circuit Review of Copper Mine Approval
Prepares appeal to Supreme Court if appellate refuses to rehear the case. The Native American nonprofit group Apache Stronghold requested that the entire 9th Circuit Court of Appeals…
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