The Biden administration announced a southern Arizona mining project would be the first to ever receive special permitting fast-track coverage despite concerns over ecological impacts. The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council an interagency office with White House, Transportation Department, Interior Department, Energy Department and Pentagon representatives said late Monday that the $1.7 billion
The Biden administration is fast-tracking a key mine developers say would boost electric vehicle supplies, but that environmentalists warned would have long-lasting ecological damage.