Adviser pushes back on Trump plan to boost domestic minerals production

Adviser pushes back on Trump plan to boost domestic minerals production

By Virginia Furness

Trump Administration Issues Executive Orders that Seek to Shape CHIPS Program and Promote Domestic Mineral Production

President Trump recently issued two separate Executive Orders (EOs) that will have implications for how federal agencies seek to promote the administration’s goal of attracting domestic and foreign investment to industrial projects in the United States, with particular implications for the semiconductor and critical minerals industries.  An EO on March 31st establishes an “Investment Accelerator” office within the Department of Commerce that wi…

Inside Trump’s ambitious — and perilous — push to unleash US minerals

Read the full story at E&E News. President Donald Trump on Thursday unleashed an ambitious and fast-paced plan for accelerating domestic mining and processing of minerals, copper, uranium and possibly coal — a strategy that faces potential legal risks, complicated coordination with states and myriad questions around funding. It’s also unclear whether agencies with limited … Continue reading Inside Trump’s ambitious — and perilous — push to unlea…