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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

PC

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

The administration has elevated critical minerals to a national security issue, launching trade negotiations and regulatory actions under Section 232, with tariffs still on the table.

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

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

On December 23, 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) formally announced receipt and commencement...

United States Energy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

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

When an organization's data systems are compromised, they face the daunting challenge of sorting through mountains of sensitive data under intense regulatory pressure.

United States Privacy

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

United States Energy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

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

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

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

United States Environment

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

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

Worldwide Energy

HH

Holland & Hart

US Expands Critical Minerals List, Pursues Agreements With Allies

Worldwide International

CL

Cassidy Levy Kent

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

United States Energy

JM

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

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

United States Energy

JM

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

November Energy, Sustainability, And Infrastructure Washington Update

United States Energy

M

Mintz

Unlocking Critical Value: Circular Strategies For Critical Minerals

United States Energy

A

Arcadis

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

United States Tax

N

Nossaman LLP

Supreme Court Weighs Extent Of President's Authority To Impose Tariffs During Proclaimed National Emergencies

United States Litigation

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Dykema

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 I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Artificial Intelligence — A Blessing With Boundaries (Video)

United States Technology

MB

Michael Best

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

BG

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

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

AG

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

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

United States Energy

B

Bracewell

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

United States Environment

DG

Davis Graham

Case Update: United States v. Osage Wind, LLC

United States Energy

DG

Davis Graham

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

B

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

In a cautionary tale for renewable energy developers operating on split estates, the United States v. Osage Wind, LLC litigation continues to carry significant legal and practical implications.

United States Energy

DG

Davis Graham

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

Worldwide Energy

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

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

LL

Liskow & Lewis

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

On April 24, US President Trump signed an executive order authorizing deep seabed mining for critical mineral resources, diverting US policy away from alignment with customary international law in favor of US national and economic security.

United States Energy

SJ

Steptoe LLP

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

On 30 April 2025, the Governments of Ukraine and the United States of America signed an Agreement on the Establishment of a United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund (the "Agreement"). The official final draft of the Agreement in English and Ukrainian was published by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on 1 May 2025

Worldwide Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

New Executive Order: Enhancing Offshore Critical Mineral Development

On May 1, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled "New Executive Order: Enhancing Offshore Critical Mineral Development," which examines the recently issued executive order...

United States Energy

CS

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

WS

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

OD

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

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

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

United States Energy

M

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

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Mining In Focus: Latin America (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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