Don Jr Blamed for Trump Alaska Mine Block That Gives China Critical Minerals Edge

Don Jr Blamed for Trump Alaska Mine Block That Gives China Critical Minerals Edge

The Trump administration is defending in court a Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency veto that blocks Alaska's Pebble Mine, a copper-rich project whose suppression industry sources are attributing in part to Donald Trump Jr.'s past opposition to the development. The Department of Justice is representing the EPA in ongoing litigation to preserve the veto, which the Biden administration issued in January 2023 under the Clean Water Act. Biden…

Don Jr.’s shadow hangs over Trump mine fight as China retains critical minerals leverage

President Donald Trump’s push to expand U.S. mining and loosen China’s global grip on critical minerals is colliding with his administration’s defense in court of a Biden-era veto blocking Alaska’s copper-rich Pebble Mine, reviving scrutiny of Donald Trump Jr.’s past opposition to the project.The fight over Pebble Mine has spanned multiple administrations. Including in 2014, when the Obama Environmental Protection Agency concluded mining in Bris…