CRM Regulations in the U.S.

🌱 What has Harris proposed? While critical minerals are “often overlooked in political discussions”, Kamala Harris is focusing on this topic in her U.S. presidential campaign. Harris has proposed creating a stockpile or “national reserve” of critical minerals. In a white paper, she set out “a detai

🌱 What is the Critical Minerals Security Act? The act aims to aid the U.S. in securing access to critical minerals and reduce its dependency on China. Under the act, the U.S. Department of the Interior is “to evaluate the global supply and ownership of critical minerals” and to establish “a process

🌱 How much funding is there? The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has considerably expanded its funding of critical minerals projects over the past few years. Since January 2021, the DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has spent $171m on “supporting critical minerals explorati