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The North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation to allow for the exploration and development of natural gas resources.

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently published a temporary final rule and request for public comments that effectively prohibits the export of black mass and tungsten waste and scrap without prior BIS authorization. The rule takes effect August 27, 2026, and expires one year later, although BIS may extend the effective time period beyond this date.

The United Steel Workers filed a petition with the U.S. International Trade Commission, requesting a safeguard tariff of up to 50 percent on imports of certain primary aluminum products pursuant to Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Recently, the D.C. District Court issued a decision in the case challenging various aspects of the final rule adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act pertaining to conflict minerals.

Pursuant to a mandate in the Dodd-Frank Act, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued final rules requiring issuers to account for the use in their products of so-called conflict minerals.

The Department of Justice has launched the FOCUS initiative to encourage data miners to file qui tam complaints under the False Claims Act, but these outsiders face significant legal hurdles including the public disclosure...

DOI issued a Request for Information (RFI) asking affected industries to identify existing Interior regulations that can be modified or repealed to support the Trump administration's "energy dominance" and deregulatory agenda.

On March 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production – The White House (EO or Order) in the interest of national and economic security.

In a very significant decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may authorize the incidental take of species under federal law that are "fully protected" under California law. This decision resolves a long-standing question whether the Service may authorize such take in light of language in the Service’s regulations allowing incidental take that results from "an otherwise lawful activity.

Years of political instability and shifting geopolitical alignments in the African continent – especially in the so-called "coup belt" – have created multiple and complex challenges for governments and businesses engaging there.

The fight about guidance and rules is in the news again. Yesterday, EPA finalized its guidance on Clean Water Act permitting with respect to mountaintop mining.

The United States District Court for the District of Oregon upheld a state law placing a temporary ban on the use of motorized equipment for mining in Oregon riverbeds and banks.

The Department of War's Office of Strategic Capital has launched a groundbreaking $500 million to $1 billion fund finance program targeting critical minerals vital to U.S. national security. How will this federal-private capital partnership reshape financing for companies addressing supply chain vulnerabilities in strategic materials?

On November 25, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the $156 million antitrust judgment in MM Steel, L.P. v. JSW Steel (USA) Incorporated; Nucor Corporation.

The new disclosure requirements pose another regulatory compliance function that energy and mining companies will need to undertake in order to ensure their future compliance with the federal securities laws.

On June 27, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued a new rule requiring extractive sector companies (oil, gas, and mining) to disclose the payments that they make to governments...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently announced that it is implementing a silica enforcement initiative focused on reducing exposures to respirable crystalline silica.

The US Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing has unveiled its Strategic Plan for 2026-2030, marking a significant shift in federal energy financing priorities. With over $300 billion in combined loan authority across four programs, EDF aims to deploy hundreds of billions in new financing commitments while maintaining rigorous underwriting standards.