Minerals:
- E&E Greenwire reports U.S. producers of graphite, a major ingredient in electric vehicle batteries, are calling on the federal government to probe whether China is illegally tanking mineral prices and, if so, slap tariffs of up to 920 percent on processed graphite coming from the country.
- Washington Examiner reports a new administration has handed the United States the chance to catch up in its ever-intensifying trade war with China over critical earth minerals such as lithium, graphite, and cobalt, which are foundational for the energy industry and national security.
- Mining.com reports North American graphite miners asked the US government on Wednesday to impose a tariff as high as 920% on Chinese suppliers of the battery metal in order to counter what they describe as Beijing’s “malicious trade practices.”
Nuclear:
- Utility Dive reports that U.S. data center operator Switch, which owns facilities in Michigan, signs a non-binding 20-year agreement to offtake power from advanced nuclear reactors currently under development.
Climate: