House Republicans are eyeing a budget bill to green-light critical mineral projects, including a long-delayed effort the Biden administration nixed near a Minnesota wilderness area.
The GOP sees a strong economic incentive for the US to increase domestic mining, processing, and recycling of critical minerals like copper, nickel, and cobalt, House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) told reporters during a briefing Wednesday.
Westerman’s details are the latest in the list of energy priorities his party has begun to detail this week. Republicans hope to use what’s known as the budget reconciliation process this year to more quickly advance their ...