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Major Lithium Mine Approved in Nevada in Latest Effort to Support a Domestic Supply of Critical Minerals 

10/24/2024

Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Dr. Steve Feldgus joined Bureau of Land Management (BLM) leaders in Reno, Nevada today to announce the approval of the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron mining project, a major step towards the nation’s efforts to strengthen domestic critical minerals supply chains.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $244 Million to Address Legacy Pollution, Revitalize Communities in Pennsylvania Through Investing in America Agenda

10/24/2024

The Department of the Interior and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) today announced more than $244 million in fiscal year 2024 funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands, create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and catalyze economic opportunity in coal communities across Pennsylvania.

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Interior Department Signs Settlement Agreement Recognizing Jemez Pueblo’s Rights to Occupy and Use Banco Bonito in the Valles Caldera National Preserve for Traditional Cultural and Religious Purposes

10/18/2024

A filing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit today requests that the Court take steps to close out litigation and give effect to the settlement agreement signed by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and the Jemez Pueblo, which in part recognizes the Jemez Pueblo’s rights to occupy and use Banco Bonito in the Valles Caldera National Preserve for traditional cultural and religious purposes. Banco Bonito constitutes approximately 3,035 acres within the 88,900-acre Preserve.

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