2+ week, 6+ day ago  (546+ words) New York Democrats are pitching a new tax on crypto mining facilities that lawmakers say are driving up energy costs in New York. The proposed crypto mining tax comes as energy consumption costs have supercharged debates around affordability in New…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (106+ words) Bloomberg Government News Some Senate Republicans are still weighing whether to support a House-passed measure to overturn Biden-era land protections near a beloved wilderness area in Minnesota. "I am truly undecided," Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said March 3 on the looming…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (99+ words) Bloomberg Government News The House passed a measure Wednesday to require the Energy Department to assess the US supply of critical energy resources, including fuel materials, as lawmakers worry over China's share of the market. The chamber voted 223-206 for the…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (116+ words) Interior Gives Builders Easier Access to Minerals on Public Land'Bloomberg Government News Construction companies, farmers, and members of the public will be granted expanded access to federal lands to mine for small amounts of building material and other minerals without…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (83+ words) Bloomberg Government News The Energy Department would conduct assessments of the US supply of critical energy resources, including fuel materials, under H. R. 3617. The bill would direct DOE to ensure an "adequate and reliable" supply of critical energy resources in the US,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (91+ words) Bloomberg Government News More domestic hardrock mining would be possible under Republican legislation introduced in the Senate Tuesday. The legislation, obtained by Bloomberg Government, would make eligible for hardrock mineral leasing all federally acquired lands under the 1947 Mineral Leasing Act…...