Washington, DC – Responding to President Trump’s Executive Order, Revitalizing American Dominance in Deep Seabed Minerals. Avery Ash, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, issued the following statement: “As our geopolitical adversaries tighten controls on global flows of raw and processed mineral resources, the United States must keep all options on the table. Undersea nodules […]
STATEMENT: SAFE Urges Unfreezing of Funding for Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue Initiative to Advance Energy Dominance
Washington, DC—In light of ongoing project reviews at the Department of Energy, SAFE joins other advocates calling for an all-of-the-above approach to energy dominance that includes interregional infrastructure development, and specifically the JTIQ portfolio. Danielle Russo, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Grid Security, gave the following statement: “As DOE continues its review of GRIP Program […]
STATEMENT: SAFE responds to President Trump’s Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century presidential action
Washington, DC – Responding to President Trump’s Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century, Avery Ash, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs at SAFE, gave the following statement: “SAFE applauds the Trump administration’s Presidential Action to update permitting processes for 21st-century infrastructure. This is a welcome and necessary step toward aligning our regulatory framework with the […]
STATEMENT: SAFE responds to the Trump Administration’s Section 232 Investigation into Critical Minerals
Washington, DC – Responding to President Trump’s Executive Order on Section 232 Actions, Abigail Hunter, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, gave the following statement: “The use of Section 232—as opposed to the reciprocal tariff approach that largely exempted minerals—reflects a national security framing with potentially more durable trade implications. By going commodity-by-commodity the unique […]
STATEMENT: SAFE responds to news about a potential Ukrainian-American rare-earth mineral deposits deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Washington, DC, today, February 28th, to discuss a potential agreement regarding U.S. access to Ukraine’s rare earth mineral deposits. News about the potential deal arose earlier this week as President Trump sought financial returns for previous and continued American support of Ukrainian efforts to stave off a Russian invasion. Under […]
