House lawmakers will consider more than a half-dozen legislative proposals this week to boost EPA’s role in recovering critical minerals from various waste streams and cleaning up abandoned mines.
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment will hold a hearing Wednesday to focus on seven bills, including language that would pave the way for lithium-ion batteries to be recycled and minerals like vanadium to be extracted from petroleum refining.
Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and subcommittee Chair Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) said in a statement that EPA brings “real technical expertise” to the challenge of extracting minerals from waste.
They said the hearing will “help provide a framework to strengthen our critical mineral infrastructure, invest in materials recycling, and support the cleanup of contaminated sites, while also recovering critical minerals from previously untapped domestic sources.”
