In the news today…
Grid:
- Star Tribune reports that the Minnesota-based energy provider Allete would be the operator and a key owner of a $2.5 billion transmission line between North Dakota and eastern Montana that aims to connect eastern and western power grids.
Mining:
- E&E Greenwire reports the Biden administration finalized a rare veto to block a massive gold and copper mine in Alaska’s pristine Bristol Bay watershed, but the brawl over the deposit, fueled by global clamor for materials to be used in low-emissions technology, could keep the region in the spotlight. NMA is quoted.
- Mining.com reports the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to block the proposed Pebble copper and gold mining project near Alaska’s ecologically sensitive Bristol Bay watershed is “unlawful” and hurts the state, said the top boss of the mining project.
- Washington Examiner reports General Motors will join Lithium Americas to help finance the latter’s Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada.
- Axios reports on GM’s investment in Lithium Americas Corp.
Clean Water Act:
- Argus reports Republican governors of 25 states have asked President Joe Biden to delay implementing changes to what bodies of water are subject to federal oversight until the US Supreme Court rules on a case under deliberation.