US Fast-Tracking Uranium Mine Permit to Meet ‘Urgent Energy Demands’

The decision comes as America remains ‘dangerously reliant’ on imports to meet uranium demand. The Department of the Interior (DOI) is expediting environmental permitting review of the Velvet-Wood mine in Utah amid a national energy emergency, the agency said in a May 12 statement. “If approved, the Velvet-Wood mine project in San Juan County, Utah,

Watch Live: Trump to speak at U.S.-Saudi investment summit today

President Trump is set to deliver remarks Tuesday at a U.S.-Saudi investment summit and will sign agreements for the Pentagon, Justice Department, FBI and other agencies to cooperate with their Saudi Arabian counterparts.   Mr. Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced multiple economic and defense agreements, an indication of Mr. Trump’s intent to