Manufacturing Dive: “Stakeholders Urge Congress to Improve EPA’s Strict Critical Minerals Regulations”
This story details testimony given by RFF Fellow Beia Spiller and others at a Congressional subcommittee hearing.
“Beia Spiller, a fellow and the transportation program director at the environmental think tank nonprofit Resources for the Future, argued that weakening environmental safeguards won’t solve the domestic critical mineral supply chain issue.
... Spiller also argued that eliminating community engagement to speed up timelines is not a shortcut but could instead increase the likelihood of litigation after permits are issued.
... ‘Healthier environments mean a healthier workforce, reducing illness and absenteeism and increasing company productivity,’ Spiller said. ‘But for these laws to support rather than hinder the development of the supply chain, we need strong governance, and that means a well-staffed and well-funded public workforce that can implement.’”
