Happy Friday!!
In the news today…
Grid:
- E&E News reports that shootings at two electric substations in North Carolina last weekend are among the numerous threats posed to U.S. electric infrastructure since mid-October, raising questions about whether such incidents are on the rise.
Mining:
- E&E Greenwire reports Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is calling on the state of Georgia to hold off on approving a controversial proposed titanium mine near the fabled Okefenokee refuge in Georgia, the nation’s largest blackwater swamp.
Permitting:
- Washington Examiner reports Sen. Joe Manchin’s Building American Energy Security Act of 2022 is meant to make his permitting reform effort more palatable to lawmakers who’ve so far pretty widely opposed it.
- Politico Pro reports Sen. Joe Manchin on Thursday called the lack of Republican support for his permitting reform push “payback” for his role in passing the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, which included billions in funding for climate and clean energy initiatives.
Minerals:
- Washington Examiner reports the U.S. and its allies must avoid trading historical dependencies on foreign sources of fossil fuels for one on Chinese-produced and processed critical minerals, a senior State Department official said.