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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

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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

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Mayer Brown

DOE Announces 4 New Critical Minerals Funding Opportunities

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

Early Mediation: Is Your Case A Likely Candidate?

United States Litigation

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JAMS

USPTO Proposes Dramatic Restrictions For Inter Partes Review Institution

United States IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

From Conflict To Clarity: Why The ADR Experience Matters In Successful Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Banking Industry Outlook: U.S. Banking M&A Surge Arrives In Q3

United States Compliance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Green And Spiegel Partner Ksenia Maiorova Secures Major Win In NIL Visa Lawsuit

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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

Federal regulation of mine waste could look very different by the end of the year if the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) meets a new suite of goals it has set for itself.

United States Environment

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Arnold & Porter

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

The Trump Administration has made it clear that it intends to increase the United States's production of critical minerals, with a focus on copper, through its implementation of the "Unleashing American Energy"...

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

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

DOI issued a Request for Information (RFI) asking affected industries to identify existing Interior regulations that can be modified or repealed to support the Trump administration's "energy dominance" and deregulatory agenda.

United States Energy

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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

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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

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Beveridge & Diamond

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

United States Energy

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Bracewell

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

United States Environment

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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

KG

K&L Gates LLP

How Halting Penny Production Could Reshape Natural Resource Policies

United States Energy

FL

Fennemore

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

On April 24, 2025, President Trump signed a far-reaching executive order aimed at accelerating the development of deep-sea mining for critical minerals beneath...

Worldwide Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

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

Absent an agreement otherwise, the Supreme Court of Texas has held that "the surface owner, and not the mineral lessee, owns the possessory rights...

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

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

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

Executive Order Prompts Action On Seabed Mining And Foreign Collaboration

In furtherance of his Administration's evident priority of developing alternative sources for critical minerals, last week President Trump signed Executive Order 14285 which provides until June 23, 2025...

United States Energy

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Cassidy Levy Kent

DOI Implements Expedited Permitting Procedures For Energy And Critical Mineral Projects

The U.S. Department of the Interior ("DOI") has announced "emergency" permitting procedures to accelerate energy and critical mineral projects (DOI official announcement here) under Executive Order ("EO") 14156, Declaring a National Energy Emergency.

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

The Executive Order on Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources instructs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) to expedite review of mineral exploration...

United States Energy

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Perkins Coie LLP

Revitalizing Coal: An Overview Of The April 8 Executive Order

On April 8, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order ("EO") titled "Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry."

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

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

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

United States Energy

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Trump Administration Takes Next Step To Advance Domestic Mineral Production

United States Energy

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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

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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

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

SEC Greenlights Proof-Of-Work Mining

United States Finance

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Lowenstein Sandler

A Good First Step: A Review Of The Trump Administration's Critical Minerals EO

United States Energy

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Mintz

It's Past Time To Replace Lead Pipes! It's Time To Figure Out What To Replace Them With

United States Environment

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

From Extraction To Smelting: President Trump Issues Executive Order Aiming To Increase American Mineral Production

United States Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

President Trump Issues Executive Order For Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production

United States Government

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

6 Key Takeaways From President Trump's Executive Order: "Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production"

United States Energy

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

President Trump Issues Executive Order Promoting Domestic Mineral Production

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

President Trump's March 20 Executive Order Bolsters Domestic Mineral Production Through Permitting, Leasing, And Funding

United States Energy

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

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