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critical minerals
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Environmental Law +
What We Are Reading: Environmental + Energy Series | Energy Permitting, Critical Minerals, PFAS, Carbon Storage & Air Pollution
By Jon Schaefer
Week of October 19 This week’s environmental and energy stories highlight a familiar challenge: policy goals may move quickly, but permitting, implementation, and compliance often do not. From efforts to…
Arnold & Porter: News & Perspectives
U.S. and Colombia Sign Arrangements on Critical Minerals and Civil Nuclear Cooperation
On September 8, 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula signed two bilateral arrangements aimed at strengthening cooperation in the areas of critical minerals…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
CIPO opens accelerated patent examination stream for critical minerals
Canadian Intellectual Property Office retired COVID-19 accelerated examination program
Environmental Law +
What We Are Reading: Environmental + Energy Series | EPA Repeals Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Standards, Critical Mineral Recycling Legislation, and EPA Civil Rights Requirements for States
By Jon Schaefer
Week of September 14 As summer officially gives way to fall, this week’s environmental and energy headlines reflected several themes that have dominated much of 2026: data centers, grid reliability,…
JURIST
European Commission president invites Canada to become EU’s first associate member
In her State of the Union Address in Strasbourg on Wednesday, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen invited Canada to become the first “associate member” of the…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
BIS Restricts Exports of Black Mass and Tungsten Waste and Scrap without a License
By Kerry B. Contini (US), Patrick De Lapérouse (US), Vivian Tse (US)
On August 6, 2026, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a temporary final rule (the “Rule“) that restricts exports of black mass and tungsten…
International Trade Law
BIS Restricts Exports of “Black Mass,” Tungsten Waste, and Scrap
By Scott Wise, Jeremy Iloulian, Chandler Leonard, Nate Young
Key Takeaways: The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a temporary final rule under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (“DPAS”) that restricts exports of shredded lithium-ion battery scrap…
Environmental Law +
What We Are Reading: Environmental + Energy Series | Clean Water Act, Critical Minerals, and New York Climate Superfund Law
By Jon Schaefer
Week of July 27 From restricting exports of critical minerals, nuclear waste lifecycle plans, climate change liability, OSHA’s structure, and clean energy tax credits to leaf blowers and politically motivated…
Global Policy Watch
Brazil’s House Approves New Critical and Strategic Minerals Legal Framework
By Daniel Erikson, Diego Bonomo, Gabe Neville
On May 6, 2026, Brazil’s House of Deputies approved the text of the Critical and Strategic Minerals Bill. The bill establishes a new legal framework for critical and strategic minerals…
Free Writings + Perspectives
USG Equity in the Critical Minerals Sector
Webinar | May 21, 202612:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. ETRegister here. Join us for a capital solutions session on the landscape of U.S. government equity and equity-linked investments in the Critical…