Politics China to restrict graphite exports to United States as tech war escalates New controls on graphite exports to the United States could hurt American efforts to create green jobs while weaning the country off fossil fuels.
Newsletter Pacific seabed mining delayed as international agency finalizes rules Efforts to extract the metals used in car batteries have been pushed off amid pressure from environmentalists and nations that oppose them.
Newsletter For clean energy, miners want a road in one of the most remote national parks A proposed copper mine near two national parks is turning into a test of values — how to protect wilderness while supplying critical minerals
Politics Robinson Meyer: America can’t build a green economy without China With few exceptions, you either let yourself learn from your competitors, or you fail to compete with them at all.
Politics Seafood industry joins chorus of groups calling for a halt to deep-sea mining plans Fishers and retailers say mining’s impact on tuna fishing in the Pacific might be felt on supermarket shelves around the world.
Newsletter A once-shuttered California mine is trying to transform the rare-earth industry A U.S.-based rare earth supply chain could boost clean energy and electric vehicles — and military weapons.
Top Story The U.S. needs minerals for electric cars. Everyone else wants them too. The United States is entering an array of agreements to secure the critical minerals necessary for the energy transition, but it’s not clear which of the arrangements can succeed.
