Lepidolite, used for lithium ores, in a mine close to San Diego County on Dec. 27, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Occasions
President Donald Trump on June 30 signed a memorandum that the White Home in a truth sheet mentioned “fosters interagency coordination” in vitality funding for essential mineral tasks “to raised prioritize using taxpayer funds and finish wasteful duplicative processes.”
The “Simplifying the Funding of Vitality Infrastructure and Crucial Mineral and Materials Tasks” memorandum directs federal businesses to share info with the Nationwide Vitality Dominance Council, led by Inside Secretary Doug Burgum and created by the president in a February government order.