Hannah Northey

The bureau would be similar to an office eliminated by the administration.

Agencies across the federal footprint are pushing to financially boost producers of the kind of minerals that China controls.

The president will travel to France next week to meet with allies eager to counter China's control of global minerals.

The California Air Resources Board is under pressure to stabilize the nascent market for carbon capture after the loss of federal grants, but critics say the proposed rules could incentivize risky projects.

The Energy Department is giving millions to a company partially led by a far-right activist and telecom executive to build the nation's first coal-fired power plant since 2013.

Another proposal up for markup aims to bolster geothermal energy abroad.

The measure comes just weeks after the administration invoked emergency wartime powers to invest in coal projects.

The former Homeland Security secretary is now advising a Canadian mining company. Kristi Noem has a new priority in addition to confronting drug cartels in South America: mining.

The countries plan to coordinate on diversifying supply chains, stockpiling and tracking minerals throughout global supply chains.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee also advanced legislation to promote geothermal energy abroad.