FACTBOX-U.S. Gasoline Prices Seen Slipping If Oil Exports Allowed

Just How Dependent Is the World on Chinese Supply Chains?

New analysis shows the degree to which critical minerals and rare earth elements are dominated by Chinese supply chains.

Comment on the Bureau of Land Management’s Proposed Rule on Oil and Gas Leasing

Proposed changes would have little impact on domestic oil and gas production but would substantially increase the risk that US taxpayers will have to shoulder the costs of decommissioning oil and gas well sites on federal lands.

Deep-Sea Mining? Exploring Key Trade-Offs for the Energy Transition

This paper assesses the economic, environmental, social, and governance trade-offs between deep-sea mining and terrestrial mining.

Introducing the 2026–2027 Class of Critical Minerals Research Scholars

The Critical Minerals Research Lab is excited to welcome its 2026–2027 cohort of research scholars: sixteen PhD students, based at fifteen universities across eight countries, working on some of the most pressing critical minerals challenges.