US Proposes Adding Copper, Potash, 4 Others to Critical Minerals List

US Dept of Interior is proposing to add six “mineral commodities” to the list of critical minerals to incentivize domestic production and processing.

Resurrected Idaho Mine Could Be 1st in US to Produce Tungsten Since 2015

Canada-based corporation is rehabilitating a mine in east-central Idaho to extract first domestically produced tungsten in US in a decade.
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US Calls for Common Sense Approach as UN Talks for Global Plastics Treaty Fail

The United States supports “common-sense and pragmatic approaches” to address the toxic problem of plastic pollution in the environment.

Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin to Revoke DEI-Related NIH Grants

The Supreme Court voted 5–4 on Aug. 21 to allow the NIH to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants linked to DEI initiatives.

Supreme Court Won’t Halt Mississippi Law Requiring Social Media Age-Verification

The U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 14 declined to block a Mississippi law restricting minors’ access to social media platforms.

Supreme Court Announces Fall Hearings for Election, Conversion Therapy Cases

The Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments for the fall in major cases, including a redistricting case that could affect the balance of power in Congress.

States Urged to Step Up in Matching Federal Momentum for Developing Nuclear Energy

Congress this decade has passed bipartisan bills chiseling back regulatory and financial hurdles hampering nuclear reactor development

Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Restrictions on Immigration Stops in Southern California

Trump admin filed emergency application with Supreme Court asking court to suspend lower court order restricting immigration stops in CA.