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

"Project Vault" is a first of its kind $12 billion strategic stockpile for critical minerals.

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

On Feb. 4, 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host senior officials from dozens of countries for the State Department's inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial (Summit).

Worldwide Government

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Clark Hill

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

If previous years were labeled as years of "energy transition," 2026 will be the year that "energy affordability" dominates politics and policy, with the electricity system as the central focus.

United States Energy

M

Mintz

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

On January 21, 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a final rule revising its regulations governing deep seabed mining under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act of 1980 (DSHMRA).

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.

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

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

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

United States Environment

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

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

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

FL

Foley & Lardner

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

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

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

The definition of "critical minerals" has become a pivotal issue in 2025, determining not only which mining projects receive expedited federal permitting and funding...

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

November Energy, Sustainability, And Infrastructure Washington Update

As Washington wrestles with gridlock and a government shutdown, the energy, sustainability, and infrastructure sectors continue to surge forward...

United States Energy

M

Mintz

Unlocking Critical Value: Circular Strategies For Critical Minerals

As demand for critical minerals accelerates, so does the pressure to find smarter, more sustainable ways to source them.

United States Energy

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Arcadis

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

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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

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

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

Unearthing US Vulnerabilities: President Trump Outlines Steps To Strengthen The US Copper Industry

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Department Of Interior Requests Information On Regulatory Reform By July 21, 2025

United States Energy

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Energy Law Report: President Trump Issues Executive Order Aiming To Increase American Mineral Production

United States Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

Navigating U.S. Policy Shifts In The Critical Minerals Sector (Video)

United States Energy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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

United States Transport

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

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

United States Energy

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Energy Law Report: President Trump Issues Executive Order Aiming To Increase American Mineral Production

In this article, the authors review the Trump administration's recent efforts with respect to the critical minerals...

United States Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

Navigating U.S. Policy Shifts In The Critical Minerals Sector (Video)

We are pleased to share the presentation slide deck and a recording of Akin's recently presented webinar, "Navigating U.S. Policy Shifts in the Critical Minerals Sector."

United States Energy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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

United States Energy

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Bracewell

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

The election of President Donald Trump and Republican-held majorities in the House and Senate have far reaching effects...

United States Energy

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K&L Gates LLP

How Halting Penny Production Could Reshape Natural Resource Policies

In February 2025, President Donald Trump announced on X that the U.S. Treasury is halting new penny production, citing the cost to produce the 1-cent coin exceeds its face value by more than double.

United States Energy

FL

Fennemore

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

On May 16, 2025 the Texas Supreme Court released its opinion in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Underground Services Markham, LLC, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May 16, 2025).

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

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

The Texas Supreme Court, in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Undergrounds Services Markham, LLC, — S.W.3d —, No. 22-0878, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May 16, 2025), held that surface owners own subsurface salt caverns...

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

JM

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

Trump Administration Accelerates Resolution Copper Mine Approval, Advancing Domestic Mineral Agenda

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Trump Administration Advances First Wave Of Critical Mineral Projects Under Expedited Permitting

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Trump Administration Takes Next Step To Advance Domestic Mineral Production

United States Energy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Department Of The Interior Recognizes Colosseum Mine's Continuing Right To Mine Gold And Explore For Rare Earth Elements

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

10 Ideas For MSHA Leaders In The Trump Administration To Consider

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

What's Next For MSHA Amid Government Dismantlement?

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

SEC Greenlights Proof-Of-Work Mining

United States Finance

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Lowenstein Sandler

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Mining In Focus: Latin America (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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