U.S. regulators are warming to approving new domestic sources of electric vehicle battery metals, as Washington bids to avoid a reliance on strategic minerals imports similar to that on crude oil.U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and other officials speaking at this week’s CERAWeek energy conference in Houston said the need to domestically produce more metals is rising as EVs go mainstream, but that new mines must not harm the environment.SIGN UP FOR THE BATTERY METALS DIGESTSIGN UPGranholm told conference attendees she would work to streamline permitting for new sources of EV minerals, eliciting loud applause.“It takes forever to get a new permit. How crazy is that?” said Granholm. QUOTE ARR is in a position to benefit from Government due to La Paz’s minimal radioactive penalties and environmentally safe processing IMO
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