Daily Compliance News: October 21, 2025, The All WSJ Edition
Cobalt, Lithium, and the Quest for Sustainable Batteries With John Busbee, Xerion — Battery + Storage Podcast
Minería en tiempos de transición energética
Podcast - Panorama del sector energético en Colombia
Challenges for Infrastructure Projects in the Current Environment
On December 1, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) publicly announced its decision to allocate up to $134 million in new funding to enhance domestic supply chains for rare earth elements (REEs). REEs are 17 elements...more
Se radicó ante la Cámara de Representantes el 3 de noviembre de 2025, un proyecto de ley que tiene como objetivo excluir el desarrollo de actividades mineras en el Paisaje Cultural Cafetero de Colombia (PCCC) al modificar el...more
On November 14, the Department of Energy (DOE) publicly announced its decision to allocate $355 million in new funding to expand domestic production of critical minerals and critical materials essential to U.S. energy,...more
Let’s assume you own a 115 acre farm in Greene County. The farm has been in the family since the early 1900’s. You own both the oil and gas and the coal underlying the farm. In 1915, your great-grandfather entered into a...more
The European Commission's International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) has published its 2025 annual report, assessing progress in sustainable finance framework design to implementation across jurisdictions. The...more
Scarcity of water is emerging as a defining constraint of the 21st century. As one of the most notoriously water-intensive activities, the mining and metals industry sits at the heart of this challenge. In the United...more
In New World Resources Limited 02, the Takeovers Panel expressed concerns regarding a proposed placement of shares by a target company to a bidder. The Panel’s decision reiterates the need for target companies to take a...more
On November 13, 2025, the Prime Minister of Canada announced the referral of a second tranche of projects to the Major Projects Office (MPO). With the introduction of Bill C-5, An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour...more
Last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced progress on its long-term plan to lease areas for critical mineral development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). First, on Nov. 10, 2025, BOEM...more
This blog follows our earlier insight, Wind In The Sails of Canadian Energy Project Development, which explored Canada’s shifting project development landscape. Here, we examine the next wave of fast-tracked critical minerals...more
The Canadian Federal Budget (Budget 2025),1 released on November 4, 2025, contained several proposals of interest to companies that explore for minerals in Canada. Specifically, several of these proposals directly relate to...more
The Trustees of the McJunkins Family Trust U/A (“Trust”) filed a November 11th pleading in the Circuit Court of Benton County, Arkansas styled: Complaint at Law and Request for Injunctive Relief with Request for Emergency...more
The United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“Saudi Arabia”) have rapidly evolved into emerging financial hubs offering diversified pools of institutional capital. Supported by progressive economic...more
The United States has increasingly recognized the role of critical minerals and rare earth elements in national security, economic resilience and defense preparedness. As the United States seeks to strengthen its economic and...more
On November 4, 2025 (Budget Day), the Government of Canada released its 2025 federal budget (Budget 2025), which proposes to introduce a number of noteworthy tax measures, including...more
On November 7, 2025 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, issued its Final 2025 List of Critical Minerals, including uranium among four minerals that were not on the August 26, 2025...more
As Washington wrestles with gridlock and a government shutdown, the energy, sustainability, and infrastructure sectors continue to surge forward — driven by shifting political currents, new financing tools, and intensifying...more
The U.S. and Japan have signed a new Framework for Securing the Supply of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths, committing to coordinated investment, processing, and stockpiling to reduce single-point exposure crucial to...more
The natural resources extraction industry—spanning mining, oil and gas, and critical minerals—faces an increasingly complex compliance, legal and regulatory environment. Over the next three years, operators will encounter...more
Grants a two-year exemption from compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2024 Primary Copper Smelting Rule for the Freeport-McMoRan Miami smelter in Arizona. Extends all Clean Air Act Section 112...more
On Oct. 23, President Donald Trump issued a presidential pardon for Changpeng Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, who in 2023 had plead guilty to various money laundering charges. In a statement, White House...more
On October 20, 2025, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a United States–Australia policy framework (the Framework) to secure and diversify critical minerals and rare earths supply chains...more
Amid a complex global context and after years of economic instability, significant achievements under the administration of President Javier Milei have occurred across a variety of sectors in Argentina, including fiscal...more
La Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM) en Colombia socializó y publicó para comentarios los "Términos de referencia para la adjudicación de contratos especiales de exploración y explotación en Áreas de Reserva Estratégica...more
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