Modern Technology, Old Mining Law Can Make Net-Zero a Reality

摘要

If the U.S. is to achieve its carbon and renewable energy targets, policymakers must harmonize the mesh point between U.S. renewables and the statutory directive to develop domesticminerals under the General Mining Law, James Voyles, environmental attorney with Lewis Roca, says. Otherwise, the need for raw materials for renewables may clash with miningrestrictions, he says.