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A recent Department of Defense (DOD) report finds that despite concerns about availability and price of rare earth elements (REEs), the global supply should be sufficient to meet U.S. defense needs for the foreseeable future.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) provided notice of its plans to develop rules to control methane releases from mining operations on public lands in the April 29 edition of the Federal Register.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on April 14 suggesting that delays in issuing yearly federal renewable fuel standards (RFS) leads to increased regulatory uncertainty and compliance costs for petroleum refiners.
On April 29, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR).
Revised estimates of earthquake risk have led at least two dozen nuclear reactor facilities to inform the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that their facilities may not withstand the most severe earthquake they could possibly face.