WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. SCIENCE | INNOVATION | COLLABORATION | COMPLIANCE 1190 SAINT FRANCIS DRIVE, PO BOX 5469, SANTA FE, NM 87502-5469 | (505) 827-2855 | WWW.ENV.NM.GOV September 4, 2026 The Honorable Lee Zeldin Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Submitted electronically to: https://www.regulations.gov/ RE: Comments of the more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSCrpt) -- Mining Billions in the Dark: The Trump administration is pushing billions toward mining companies with limited success, and even less transparency - A white paper from Public Citizen - September 2026 (13 pages) - Authored by Lois Parshley, Mek Belayneh, and Carly Oboth * * * * In early August, President Trump announced a $3 billion federal investment in critical minerals companies at a Department of State roundtable event with industry leaders. * Among the companies participating were firms that are only nine more ST