Rare earth element permitting measure advances

Rare earth element permitting measure advances

Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com A legislative committee advanced a bill that would authorize the state to apply for primacy over federal permitting and licensing that guides the management of rare-earth-element mining’s radioactive byproducts. Lawmakers and industry representatives believe the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality can permit and oversee the management of rare earth materials containing uranium…