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Trump Administration And Export-Import Bank Establish A $12B U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve: Five Things Critical Mineral Mining Companies Need To Know Now

On February 2, 2026, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) and the Trump Administration announced Project Vault, a $12 billion initiative establishing...

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

NOAA Finalizes Changes To Deep Seabed Mining Regulations

On Jan. 21, 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) finalized revisions to its existing regulations governing deep seabed...

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

US-Led Efforts To Coordinate Critical Minerals Trade Policies Take Shape

The Trump Administration recently hosted high-level discussions with officials from certain European, Asian, and African countries focused on critical minerals cooperation.

United States Energy

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Cassidy Levy Kent

Critical Minerals Ministerial Recap: How The U.S. Is Redefining Global Production

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, the United States hosted the Inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial at the U.S. Department of State, convening delegations from 54 countries...

United States Energy

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Clark Hill

EU And US Approaches To Critical Minerals – Executive Summary

United States Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Breaking China's Stranglehold: Trump's $12B Critical Minerals Stockpile

United States International

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Holland & Hart

The Trump Administration's Skyrocketing Critical Mineral Strategy

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

"Project Vault" Signals A New Era Of Federal Demand Support For Critical Minerals Stockpiles

United States Energy

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Baker Botts LLP

Multiple International Diplomats To Attend The Inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial Summit In Washington DC This Week

Worldwide Government

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Clark Hill

2026 Energy Outlook: How Affordability, Data Centers, And Grid Constraints Will Shape Policy

United States Energy

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Mintz

Race To The Seabed: NOAA Digs Deeper With Combined Permitting For Mineral Exploration And Recovery In International Waters

United States Environment

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Perkins Coie LLP

President Trump Issues Section 232 Proclamation To Establish A Reliable Domestic Supply Chain For Critical Minerals: What You Need To Know Now

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Critical Minerals At A Critical Point: NOAA's Decision Point

United States Energy

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Perkins Coie LLP

We Get Privacy For Work — Episode 13: Demystifying Data Mining (Video)

United States Privacy

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Mediator-and Arbitrator-Retained Experts In Construction Or Business Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Substantial Completion: Close, But The Case Hasn't Settled

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

BOEM Rapidly Advances Steps To Develop Critical Minerals In American Samoa And Commonwealth Of Mariana Islands

Last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced progress on its long-term plan to lease areas for critical mineral development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

United States Energy

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Perkins Coie LLP

Critical Minerals Update: USGS Finalizes 2025 Critical Minerals List, Adding Copper, Silver, And Eight Others

What The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released the final 2025 List of Critical Minerals, expanding it to 60 commodities by adding 10 new minerals.

United States Energy

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

California Assembly Bill 1319: State-Level Endangered Species Protections In Response To Federal Regulatory Changes

On October 11, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1319 into law, establishing a new California Endangered Species Act (CESA) mechanism for California to extend state-level endangered species...

United States Environment

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Trump Administration Accelerates Critical Minerals Strategy With $10+ Billion In New Deals

The Trump Administration secured over $10 billion in critical mineral deals across five countries in October alone, targeting supply chain diversification away from China.

Worldwide Energy

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Holland & Hart

US Expands Critical Minerals List, Pursues Agreements With Allies

Worldwide International

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Cassidy Levy Kent

Federal Mineral Funding In 2025: Streamlined Processes Signal Major Critical Mineral Infrastructure Investment Wave

United States Energy

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Uranium Designated As A US Critical Mineral In The 2025 USGS List: Three Things You Need To Know Now About This Landmark Action

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Bridging Federal And State Efforts: The Evolving Landscape Of Critical Minerals Classification

United States Energy

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

November Energy, Sustainability, And Infrastructure Washington Update

United States Energy

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Mintz

Unlocking Critical Value: Circular Strategies For Critical Minerals

United States Energy

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Arcadis

German Federal Cabinet Approves Hydrogen Acceleration Act

United States Government

JD

Jones Day

Rare Earth Minerals-Part 2 – Enter Greenland's Global Significance

United States Energy

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Mining Law 2026

United States Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

DOE Announces 4 New Critical Minerals Funding Opportunities

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

German Federal Cabinet Approves Hydrogen Acceleration Act

The German government has taken a significant step to accelerate the hydrogen economy with the recent approval by the Federal Cabinet of the Hydrogen Acceleration Act (Wasserstoff-Beschleungigungsgesetz).

United States Government

JD

Jones Day

Rare Earth Minerals-Part 2 – Enter Greenland's Global Significance

If you had the chance to read one of my previous articles titled Rare Earth Minerals and China's Global Dominance, https://www.braumillerlaw.com/rare-earth-minerals-and-chinas-global-dominance/ you'd see how much China dominates in possessing these rare earth mineral deposits of gold in their soil.

United States Energy

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Mining Law 2026

The U.S. legal system consists of many levels of codified and uncodified federal, State, and local laws. The government's regulatory authority at each level may originate from constitutions...

United States Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

DOE Announces 4 New Critical Minerals Funding Opportunities

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Aug. 13, 2025, unveiled four major funding initiatives aimed at accelerating the domestic production...

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

Waste Not, Want Not: DOI Aims To Boost The Extraction Of Critical Minerals From Mine Waste

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

Mining For Gold: Little-Used Regulatory Golden Nuggets That Can Make Life Easier For Shippers, Brokers, And Carriers.

The transportation and logistics sector has always been one that is heavily regulated, both by pertinent federal agencies and by various state agencies.

United States Transport

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Department Of Interior Requests Information On Regulatory Reform By June 20, 2025

The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) issued a Request for Information (RFI) asking affected industries to identify existing Interior regulations that...

United States Energy

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Surface vs. Mineral Owners: Texas Supreme Court Settles Salt Cavern Ownership Dispute

The Texas Supreme Court has settled the issue of who owns the voids, known as salt caverns, created in subsurface salt formations (whether naturally occurring or caused as a result of salt mining operations).

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Interior Fast-Tracks Statutory Reviews Of Energy And Mining Projects, Citing A National Energy Emergency

On April 23, 2025, the Department of the Interior announced it will "accelerate" permitting procedures for energy projects by fast-tracking reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

United States Environment

DG

Davis Graham

Case Update: United States v. Osage Wind, LLC

United States Energy

DG

Davis Graham

A Challenge To The Constitution For The Ocean? Understanding Trump's Deep Sea Mining Executive Order

Worldwide Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

Texas Supreme Court: Subsurface Storage Rights Generally Belong To Surface, Not Mineral Owner

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

Energy Policy In The Trump Administration Webinar Series – Session 6: Critical And Fuel Minerals

United States Energy

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K&L Gates LLP

How Halting Penny Production Could Reshape Natural Resource Policies

United States Energy

FL

Fennemore

Texas Supreme Court Gets "Salty" In Recent Underground Storage Opinion

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

Ownership Of Underground Storage Space Under Texas Law Resolved By Texas Supreme Court Decision

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

US Deep Sea Mineral Mining Efforts Put It At Odds With International Authority, Global Rivals

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

US-Ukraine Minerals Deal: Unlocking Ukraine's Mineral Potential

Worldwide Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

New Executive Order: Enhancing Offshore Critical Mineral Development

United States Energy

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Executive Order Prompts Action On Seabed Mining And Foreign Collaboration

United States Energy

CL

Cassidy Levy Kent

DOI Implements Expedited Permitting Procedures For Energy And Critical Mineral Projects

United States Energy

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Trump Administration Makes Move To Expand Critical Mineral Production Through Deep-Sea Mining

United States Energy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Revitalizing Coal: An Overview Of The April 8 Executive Order

United States Energy

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Winston & Strawn LLP

New Executive Order Supports Deep Sea Critical Minerals Development

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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