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ConservAmerica Encourages Congressional Leaders to Address Critical Minerals Supply Chain

ConservAmerica President Jeff Kupfer sent a letter to congressional leaders last week stressing the need for policies that support critical minerals development in the United States.

“The data makes clear that America has a deep, persistent, and dangerous reliance on overseas production and processing. This is largely a problem of our own making – one that can be addressed by reforming our national policy framework in support of mineral and energy resource development,” Kupfer wrote in the letter. “A shift in federal policy is essential and long overdue to solving America’s deepening dependence on foreign countries, particularly China, for minerals that are essential to our energy, economic, and national security interests.”

The letter and copies of the report were sent to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the Senate, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in the House.

Press Release, Blog, PublicationsRobert DillonMarch 27, 2022critical minerals, Congress

Report: Clean Energy Transition Must Address Domestic Critical Minerals Challenges

Last year, President Joe Biden pledged that the U.S. would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent in ten years. As evidenced by the current situation in Ukraine, this policy emphasizes the urgent need to increase the development of safe, reliable, affordable, and clean energy supplies domestically. With this in mind, ConservAmerica today released a new white paper, "Strengthening America’s Mineral Security: Net Import Dependence, Supply Chain Vulnerability, and the Case for Critical Minerals." This white paper examines U.S. federal policy and critical minerals supply, proposing a series of steps the government should take to reverse one of the nation's most persistent and pervasive national security and economic challenges.

Press Release, PublicationsRobert DillonMarch 14, 2022regulation, critical minerals

Legislators Look to Leverage Nation’s Supply of Critical Minerals

As the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated, the United States’ over-reliance on foreign imports of critical minerals, particularly those that are available domestically, can have dangerous effects. Shortages of critical minerals used for medical equipment and pharmaceuticals have been notable in healthcare, but strains on supply lines are also a concern in the energy sector, especially for renewable energy technologies.

Fortunately, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is highlighting this issue by holding a hearing on Wednesday, June 24, at 9:30 AM Eastern. You can watch it on the committee’s live webcast page or see a recording on its website shortly afterward.

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