WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Zero Emission Transportation Association welcomed President Donald Trump’s Executive Order (EO) ‘Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production’ today in a statement from Rebecca Konolige, ZETA’s Director of Federal Affairs:

“Hardrock mineral development—from extraction through processing and refining—is truly the bedrock of our modern economy. Commodities like copper, graphite, lithium, and cobalt are essential to countless advanced technologies, from missile systems to consumer electronics to electric vehicles. Enabling the United States to truly compete in these sectors is necessary to maintain our edge in the global marketplace and create jobs here at home. This is more important than ever as allied nations work to reorient critical supply chains away from foreign adversaries, and the private sector works to develop a secure and reliable source of minerals to support domestic manufacturing. 

“ZETA thanks the Trump Administration for their decisive action to address this concern with the Executive Order titled, ‘Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production.’ The many tools included in this measure offer ways to improve our mineral supply chains on multiple fronts. A holistic approach from the federal government is necessary to meaningfully increase mineral development in the United States, create American jobs, and unleash the vast domestic resources needed for EVs, battery manufacturing, and so many other industries in the decades to come.”