The most influential people in energy and resources

Laura V. Swettin

FERC Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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“We must move important approvals forward quickly while ensuring we fully meet our NEPA obligations,” FERC Chairman Laura V. Swett said. “Today's actions are practical, common-sense solutions that streamline our hydropower environmental review processes and allow us to better focus our efforts on reviewing large-scale projects.” FERC takes action to streamline reviews for hydropower projects with ‘minimal’ environmental impact
renewableenergyworld.com, Jul 27, 2026

32 citations

1. FERC takes action to streamline reviews for hydropower projects with ‘minimal’ environmental impact renewableenergyworld.com · Jul 27, 2026
2. Advocates, regulators both call for reforms at power grid operator PJM - Maryland Matters marylandmatters.org · Jul 23, 2026
3. FERC eyes ‘grid-enhancing technology’ incentives: Chairman Swett utilitydive.com · Jul 23, 2026
4. Title: Swett Testimony 7-22-26 SENR Hrg.pdf URL Source: https://www.energy.senate.gov/serv senate.gov · Jul 22, 2026
5. PJM capacity auction results compound ‘alarm bells’: FERC Chairman Swett utilitydive.com · Jul 17, 2026
6. FERC Orders Mandatory NERC Reliability Standards for Data Center and Other Computational L fool.com · Jul 17, 2026
7. FERC Orders Mandatory NERC Reliability Standards for Data Center and Other Computational L powermag.com · Jul 16, 2026
8. Energy Attorneys Question Scope of Changes to Regulator’s Review In-House Counsel Listen P bloomberglaw.com · Jun 26, 2026
9. ‘There's no choice’: Energy regulator tackles data center power surge - E&E News by POLITI eenews.net · Jun 22, 2026
10. US Regulator Makes ‘Interventionist’ Pivot to Speed Data Centers Article 0 Comments The ch claimsjournal.com · Jun 21, 2026
11. FERC Orders All Six Regional Grid Operators to Justify or Rewrite Large-Load Tariffs powermag.com · Jun 19, 2026
12. FERC takes historic action, orders US grid operators to ‘defend or revise’ large load interconnection tariffs renewableenergyworld.com · Jun 18, 2026
13. FERC Targets Grid Rules for Data Centers, Large Loads datacenterknowledge.com · Jun 18, 2026
14. FERC to grid operators: Connect large loads to transmission faster latitudemedia.com · Jun 18, 2026
15. FERC Chair Laura Swett: 'Buckl… - POLITICO Energy - Apple Podcasts June 12 FERC Chair Laur apple.com · Jun 12, 2026
16. AI data center boom threatens breakup of America’s biggest power grid - Los Angeles Times latimes.com · Jun 4, 2026
17. Sources detail AI companies' engagement with US FERC as the energy regulator readies a June proposal to speed up data center connections to regional power grids (Politico) politico.com · May 30, 2026
18. How Big Tech learned to speak FERC - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to primary navigation Skip eenews.net · May 28, 2026
19. David Martin Connelly Interviews FERC Chair Laura Swett for Energy Bar Association - McGui mcguirewoods.com · May 19, 2026
20. RTO Insider 2026-05-12 | Lorig Charkoudian top of page [Direct link to RTO Insider article lorigd20.com · May 12, 2026
21. In pivotal move, PJM puts new power market designs on the table - E&E News by POLITICO Ski eenews.net · May 7, 2026
22. Title: Federal power regulator to big tech: Let's talk URL Source: https://www.axios.com/2 axios.com · Mar 26, 2026
23. [PDF] Written Testimony of Laura V. Swett senate.gov · Jul 22, 2026 · found on the web
24. FERC Orders Mandatory NERC Reliability Standards for Data Center and Other Computational Loads powermag.com · Jul 16, 2026 · found on the web
25. ‘There's no choice’: Energy regulator tackles data center power surge - E&E News by POLITICO eenews.net · Jun 22, 2026 · found on the web
26. US Regulator Makes ‘Interventionist’ Pivot to Speed Data Centers claimsjournal.com · Jun 21, 2026 · found on the web
27. Chairman Swett's Remarks on the Large Load Show Cause Orders, E-7 to E-12 | June 18, 2026 Open Meeting | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ferc.gov · Jun 18, 2026 · found on the web
28. FERC Chair Laura Swett: 'Buckle up' for a major data center decision apple.com · Jun 12, 2026 · found on the web
29. David Martin Connelly Interviews FERC Chair Laura Swett for ... mcguirewoods.com · May 19, 2026 · found on the web
30. FERC Chairman Laura V. Swett is Living Her Dream Job - EBA eba-net.org · May 18, 2026 · found on the web
31. US Regulator Chides Big Tech for Lack of Engagement on Grids bloomberglaw.com · Mar 26, 2026 · found on the web
32. Federal power regulator Laura Swett to big tech: Let's talk axios.com · Mar 26, 2026 · found on the web

Matt Giaconain

acting director, U.S. Marine Minerals Administration

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“Critical minerals have become a strategic asset in global competition, and China's dominance in the supply of many of these materials creates unacceptable risks for America's energy, defense and manufacturing sectors,” said Matt Giacona, acting director of the Marine Minerals Administration, in a statement about the latest proposed lease sale. Trump Administration Wants to Hold World’s First Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale  - Inside Clim
insideclimatenews.org, Jul 23, 2026

12 citations

1. Nonprofit sues US as it pushes to auction massive tracts of water around American Samoa Sk ground.news · Aug 18, 2026
2. US opens vast Pacific seabed to mining - Canadian Mining Journal Mining US opens vast Paci canadianminingjournal.com · Aug 18, 2026
3. Trump Administration Wants to Hold World’s First Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale  - Inside Clim insideclimatenews.org · Jul 23, 2026
4. US Advances Offshore Critical Minerals Lease Plan Near American Samoa Despite Pacific Opposition marineinsight.com · Jul 17, 2026
5. US to auction off sections of water around American Samoa - KMBC Skip to content NOWCAST K kmbc.com · Jul 17, 2026
6. Federal government weighs seabed mineral mining off Virginia coast Skip to main content Se whro.org · Jun 25, 2026
7. Feds mull expanded deep-sea mining in the Pacific - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to primary n eenews.net · Mar 18, 2026
8. Interior Proposes Mining Lease Sale Off Northern Mariana Islands bloomberglaw.com · Aug 17, 2026 · found on the web
9. Trump Administration Wants to Hold World’s First Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale  - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org · Jul 23, 2026 · found on the web
10. US to auction off sections of water around American Samoa in push for deep-sea mining kmbc.com · Jul 17, 2026 · found on the web
11. Federal government weighs seabed mineral mining off Virginia coast whro.org · Jun 25, 2026 · found on the web
12. Feds mull expanded deep-sea mining in the Pacific - E&E News by POLITICO eenews.net · Mar 18, 2026 · found on the web

Audrey Robertsonin

Assistant Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

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“Leveraging existing bench-scale and pilot-scale facilities is a vital opportunity to produce critical materials necessary for our energy, defense, and economic security,” said Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson. DOE's Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation ...
energy.gov, Aug 17, 2026

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1. U of A mining lab hosts DOE official amid workforce push Skip to main contentSkip to main tucson.com · Aug 26, 2026
2. U.S. DOE Invests $500 Million in Critical Mineral and Battery Supply Chain Projects esgtoday.com · Aug 24, 2026
3. DOE's Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation ... energy.gov · Aug 17, 2026
4. How much should homeowners have to pay upfront to get lower energy bills? | Federal News N federalnewsnetwork.com · Aug 5, 2026
5. Critical Minerals in the Vegas Spotlight, Register for Lab Partnering Webinar (CMEI Update govdelivery.com · Jun 25, 2026
6. Over $45M To Support Reliable and Affordable Domestic Critical Minerals and Materials Supp govdelivery.com · May 19, 2026
7. Sitting down with the U.S. Ass... - The Mining & Minerals Show - Apple Podcasts 18 de marz apple.com · Mar 18, 2026
8. TNM PDAC Podcast Day 2: US Dept of Energy’s Robertson, UK Deputy High Commissioner Prodger canadianminingjournal.com · Mar 12, 2026
9. U of A mining lab hosts DOE official amid workforce push tucson.com · Aug 26, 2026 · found on the web
10. How much should homeowners have to pay upfront to get lower energy bills? | Federal News Network federalnewsnetwork.com · Aug 5, 2026 · found on the web
11. Critical Minerals in the Vegas Spotlight, Register for Lab Partnering Webinar (CMEI Updates) govdelivery.com · Jun 25, 2026 · found on the web
12. Over $45M To Support Reliable and Affordable Domestic Critical Minerals and Materials Supply Chains govdelivery.com · May 19, 2026 · found on the web
13. Sitting down with the U.S. Ass... - The Mining & Minerals Show - Apple Podcasts apple.com · Mar 18, 2026 · found on the web
14. TNM PDAC Podcast Day 2: US Dept of Energy’s Robertson, UK Deputy High Commissioner Prodger and more… - Canadian Mining Journal canadianminingjournal.com · Mar 12, 2026 · found on the web

Letícia Carvalhoin

secretary-general, International Seabed Authority

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ISA secretary-general Leticia Carvalho said the resources in the ocean floor are “the common heritage of humankind” and upheld the agency's role as “more important than ever”. Top maritime court rejects bid to halt UN deep-sea mining inquiry
climatechangenews.com, Jul 20, 2026

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1. Governments weigh response to US on deep sea mining Governments weigh response to US on de climatechangenews.com · Aug 4, 2026
2. Top maritime court rejects bid to halt UN deep-sea mining inquiry climatechangenews.com · Jul 20, 2026
3. UN seabed regulator defends inquiry as deep-sea miners sue UN seabed regulator defends inq climatechangenews.com · Jul 14, 2026
4. United Nations warns caution in race to mine Pacific sea floor - ABC Pacific Skip to main abc.net.au · May 25, 2026
5. The Council of the International Seabed Authority advanced negotiations on the Mining Code org.jm · Mar 30, 2026
6. Deep-sea mining rules face delays despite urgent push Deep-sea mining rules face delays de mongabay.com · Mar 20, 2026
7. ‘We Live in One Ocean’: Native Hawaiian Activist Calls for Inclusion in Deep-Sea Mining De insideclimatenews.org · Mar 13, 2026
8. Indigenous rights, the environment, and international law: What’s at stake at this week’s ictnews.org · Mar 11, 2026
9. What’s At Stake With Seabed Mining Talks - Honolulu Civil Beat Cancel News That Matters Su civilbeat.org · Mar 11, 2026
10. United Nations warns caution in race to mine Pacific sea floor - ABC Pacific abc.net.au · May 25, 2026 · found on the web
11. The Council of the International Seabed ... org.jm · Mar 30, 2026 · found on the web
12. Deep-sea mining rules face delays despite urgent push mongabay.com · Mar 20, 2026 · found on the web

Pete Stauberin

Representative, U.S. House of Representatives

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U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.), a co-sponsor of the resolution in the House, said Thursday that ending the 2023 ban is a “major victory” for workers and efforts to “responsibly source” critical minerals in the U.S. U.S. Senate votes to end ban on mining near the Boundary Waters - Axios Twin Cities
axios.com, Apr 16, 2026

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1. Trump signs measure overturning Boundary Waters-area mining moratorium | WTIP × Home Liste wtip.org · Apr 28, 2026
2. President Trump Signs Legislation to Overturn Minnesota Mining Ban | House Committee on Na house.gov · Apr 28, 2026
3. Groups promise fight after Congress scraps Biden’s Minnesota mining limits - E&E News by P eenews.net · Apr 17, 2026
4. Congress overturns Biden’s Boundary Waters mining ban - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to prima eenews.net · Apr 16, 2026
5. U.S. Senate votes to end ban on mining near the Boundary Waters - Axios Twin Cities axios.com · Apr 16, 2026
6. Senate Passes Legislation to Unleash Mineral Resources | House Committee on Natural Resour house.gov · Apr 16, 2026
7. Minnesota BWCA: Vote postponed after Sen. Smith holds Senate floor in protest | FOX 9 Minn fox9.com · Apr 15, 2026
8. Live from the Gulf of America with Deputy Secretary Kate MacGregor, Rep. Pete Stauber, and veriten.com · Mar 17, 2026
9. President Trump Signs Legislation to Overturn Minnesota ... house.gov · Apr 28, 2026 · found on the web
10. Senate Passes Legislation to Unleash Mineral Resources house.gov · Apr 16, 2026 · found on the web
11. Live from the Gulf of America with Deputy Secretary Kate MacGregor, Rep. Pete Stauber, and Mike Minarovic, Arena Energy - Veriten veriten.com · Mar 17, 2026 · found on the web

Chris Wrightin

Energy Secretary, Department of Energy

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Last October, Secretary Wright articulated the monumental, generational and “urgent” challenge FERC must solve for our country when he directed us to develop “reforms to ensure the timely and orderly interconnection of large loads to the transmission system.” Title: Chairman Swett's Remarks on the Large Load Show Cause Orders, E-7 to E-12 | June 18
ferc.gov, Jun 18, 2026

10 citations

1. ‘There's no choice’: Energy regulator tackles data center power surge - E&E News by POLITI eenews.net · Jun 22, 2026
2. FERC to grid operators: Connect large loads to transmission faster latitudemedia.com · Jun 18, 2026
3. Title: Chairman Swett's Remarks on the Large Load Show Cause Orders, E-7 to E-12 | June 18 ferc.gov · Jun 18, 2026
4. Sources detail AI companies' engagement with US FERC as the energy regulator readies a June proposal to speed up data center connections to regional power grids (Politico) politico.com · May 30, 2026
5. How Big Tech learned to speak FERC - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to primary navigation Skip eenews.net · May 28, 2026
6. 4 takeaways from Chris Wright’s Capitol Hill appearance - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to pri eenews.net · Apr 16, 2026
7. Wright meets with Republicans on permitting — but deal remains elusive as ever - E&E News by POLITICO eenews.net · May 22, 2026 · found on the web
8. Heinrich to Secretary Wright: “If you Want to Change the Law, Run for Congress.... senate.gov · Apr 21, 2026 · found on the web
9. 4 takeaways from Chris Wright’s Capitol Hill appearance - E&E News by POLITICO eenews.net · Apr 16, 2026 · found on the web
10. Permitting Overhaul Needed to Boost Projects, Energy Chief Says bloomberglaw.com · Apr 15, 2026 · found on the web

Delcy Rodríguezin

Acting President, Venezuela

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“I would like to thank President Trump, the Secretary of State, and the Secretaries who have been involved in this entire process for their willingness to pursue diplomatic, economic, and cooperative relations with Venezuela adapted to a reality that allows the truth about Venezuela to be known,” Rodríguez said during her opening remarks at the signing ceremony. Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez Praises Trump and Marco Rubio for 'Goodwill' with Country “Act
breitbart.com, Aug 30, 2026

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1. Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez Praises Trump and Marco Rubio for 'Goodwill' with Country “Act breitbart.com · Aug 30, 2026
2. Venezuela’s Rodríguez Enacts Corporate-Friendly Oil Regulations as Crude Output Stagnates venezuelanalysis.com · Jul 13, 2026 · house
3. Skip to main content Venezuela's acting president signs new mining law to attract more inv aa.com.tr · Apr 18, 2026
4. Venezuela enacts mining law, thanks Trump for openness - UPI.com World News April 17, 2026 upi.com · Apr 17, 2026
5. Delcy Rodríguez thanks Trump and Rubio as she signs a new mining law in Venezuela Homepage cibercuba.com · Apr 17, 2026
6. Venezuela approves new mining law to open its subsoil to foreign capital | International | elpais.com · Apr 10, 2026
7. [UPDATED] Venezuela: Rodríguez Hosts Trump Official, Announces Mining Law Reform - Venezue venezuelanalysis.com · Mar 5, 2026 · house
8. Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez Praises Trump and Marco Rubio for ‘Goodwill' with Country breitbart.com · Aug 30, 2026 · found on the web
9. Venezuela enacts mining law, thanks Trump for openness upi.com · Apr 17, 2026 · found on the web
10. Delcy Rodríguez: 100 Days Reshaping Venezuela's ... riotimesonline.com · Apr 16, 2026 · found on the web
11. Venezuela approves new mining law to open its subsoil to foreign ... elpais.com · Apr 10, 2026 · found on the web

Jeffrey Shieldsin

spokesman, PJM

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“PJM has already begun this work under the Commission's Order on Co-Located Load, and PJM and stakeholders are actively advancing initiatives designed to support the efficient integration of new large loads, strengthen reliability, and facilitate the fair and transparent allocation of costs,” Jeff Shields, senior manager of external communications at PJM, told Data Center Knowledge. FERC Targets Grid Rules for Data Centers, Large Loads
datacenterknowledge.com, Jun 18, 2026

12 citations

1. PJM files backstop auction plan at FERC to meet capacity shortfall utilitydive.com · Aug 3, 2026
2. FERC denies waiver for $2B gas-fired plant in PJM’s fast-track review utilitydive.com · Jul 7, 2026
3. Extreme heat pushed electricity demand to near record levels - E&E News by POLITICO Skip t eenews.net · Jul 7, 2026
4. FERC Targets Grid Rules for Data Centers, Large Loads datacenterknowledge.com · Jun 18, 2026
5. AI data center boom threatens breakup of America’s biggest power grid - Los Angeles Times latimes.com · Jun 4, 2026
6. PJM takes a political pounding at its annual meeting - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to primar eenews.net · May 12, 2026
7. As PJM Reopens Interconnection Queue, Experts Warn Damage to Maryland’s Clean Energy Plans insideclimatenews.org · May 5, 2026
8. PJM’s New Deal for Data Centers: Bring Power or Face Cuts datacenterknowledge.com · Aug 17, 2026 · found on the web
9. Extreme heat pushed electricity demand to near record levels - E&E News by POLITICO eenews.net · Jul 7, 2026 · found on the web
10. AI data center boom threatens breakup of America’s biggest power grid - Los Angeles Times latimes.com · Jun 4, 2026 · found on the web
11. PJM takes a political pounding at its annual meeting - E&E News by POLITICO eenews.net · May 12, 2026 · found on the web
12. As PJM Reopens Interconnection Queue, Experts Warn Damage to Maryland’s Clean Energy Plans Is Already Done - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org · May 5, 2026 · found on the web

Megan C. Gibsonin

Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center

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“Cameron Parish's historic fishing community-generations of fishing families and businesses whose livelihoods depend on these waters and wildlife-is already being devastated by FERC's rubber-stamping of gas export projects,” said Megan Gibson, Senior Attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center. Appeals Court Gives FERC a Free Pass on CP2 LNG Export Terminal   - Southern Environmental
selc.org, Aug 25, 2026

11 citations

1. Local fishers challenge Louisiana natural gas project | SeafoodSource October 17, 2025 Loc seafoodsource.com · Aug 28, 2026
2. Appeals Court Gives FERC a Free Pass on CP2 LNG Export Terminal   - Southern Environmental selc.org · Aug 25, 2026
3. PRESS RELEASE: FERC ignores statutory obligation to public – Alabama Rivers Alliance Skip alabamarivers.org · Aug 4, 2026
4. FERC ignores statutory obligation to public, authorizes 500 miles of unnecessary pipelines selc.org · Aug 3, 2026
5. 45 Public Interest organizations and landowners call on FERC to reject Gas Industry proposal to fast-track Major Projects with less transparency and public scrutiny  selc.org · Jul 28, 2026
6. Energy Attorneys Question Scope of Changes to Regulator’s Review In-House Counsel Listen P bloomberglaw.com · Jun 26, 2026
7. Report casts doubt on alleged need for controversial gas pipeline projects - Southern Envi selc.org · Apr 22, 2026
8. Commercial Fishermen and Landowners Statement on CP2 LNG DC Circuit Oral Arguments  - Sout selc.org · Mar 25, 2026
9. Coalition Challenges FERC’s Greenlight of Massive Methane Gas Pipeline Project Across Sout cleanenergy.org · Mar 3, 2026
10. Local fishers challenge Louisiana natural gas project | SeafoodSource seafoodsource.com · Aug 28, 2026 · found on the web
11. FERC ignores statutory obligation to public – Alabama ... alabamarivers.org · Aug 4, 2026 · found on the web

Allison Clementsin

Former FERC Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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ASG Partner and former FERC Commissioner Allison Clements joins Digital Infrastructure Practice Co-chair Steven Shparber to discuss FERC's decision to launch six Section 206 proceedings and its implications for improving “speed to power” while balancing cost responsibility and state authority. Understanding FERC's ANOPR Action and Its Market Impact | Mintz Skip to main content Jun 2
mintz.com, Jun 26, 2026

11 citations

1. Experts Only - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Experts Only CleanCapital 0.0 (0) News Every two m apple.com · Aug 11, 2026
2. Former FERC officials concerned about Supreme Court Slaughter decision impacts utilitydive.com · Jul 10, 2026
3. Understanding FERC's ANOPR Action and Its Market Impact | Mintz Skip to main content Jun 2 mintz.com · Jun 26, 2026
4. FERC to grid operators: Connect large loads to transmission faster latitudemedia.com · Jun 18, 2026
5. Inside Digital Infrastructure: ASG’s Allison Clements and Dustin Wertheimer on What’s Driv mintz.com · Jun 8, 2026
6. 138: The Electricity Affordab… - Experts Only - Apple Podcasts. April 9 #138: The Electric apple.com · Apr 9, 2026
7. Experts Only Podcast Episode #138: The Electricity Affordability Challenge with Allison Cl cleancapital.com · Apr 8, 2026
8. Understanding FERC's ANOPR Action and Its Market Impact | Mintz mintz.com · Jun 26, 2026 · found on the web
9. Inside Digital Infrastructure: ASG’s Allison Clements and Dustin Wertheimer on What’s Driving the Power Bottleneck in AI Infrastructure | Mintz mintz.com · Jun 8, 2026 · found on the web
10. 138: The Electricity Affordability Challenge with Allison Clements apple.com · Apr 9, 2026 · found on the web
11. Experts Only Podcast Episode #138: The Electricity Affordability Challenge with Allison Clements cleancapital.com · Apr 8, 2026 · found on the web

Lorig Charkoudianin

State Delegate, Maryland

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Charkoudian said PJM's slow decision-making process and governance structure have undermined states. “When we look at each of these areas where states are trying to move policy forward on reliability, on decarbonization and on affordability, and where PJM has overridden our ability to do that, we have to ask the question of who is calling the shots,” Charkoudian said. Advocates, regulators both call for reforms at power grid operator PJM - Maryland Matters
marylandmatters.org, Jul 23, 2026

10 citations

1. Advocates, regulators both call for reforms at power grid operator PJM - Maryland Matters marylandmatters.org · Jul 23, 2026 · house
2. Lawmakers Call on FERC to Ensure States Can Engage Meaningfully in Regional Grid Governanc ncelenviro.org · Jul 20, 2026
3. FERC Order Bolsters Maryland Case Against Billions in Data Center Grid Costs - Inside Clim insideclimatenews.org · Jun 30, 2026
4. PJM takes a political pounding at its annual meeting - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to primar eenews.net · May 12, 2026
5. RTO Insider 2026-05-12 | Lorig Charkoudian top of page [Direct link to RTO Insider article lorigd20.com · May 12, 2026
6. As PJM Reopens Interconnection Queue, Experts Warn Damage to Maryland’s Clean Energy Plans insideclimatenews.org · May 5, 2026
7. Lawmakers Call on FERC to Ensure States Can Engage Meaningfully in Regional Grid Governance | National Caucus of Environmental Legislators ncelenviro.org · Jul 20, 2026 · found on the web
8. FERC Order Bolsters Maryland Case Against Billions in Data Center Grid Costs - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org · Jun 30, 2026 · found on the web
9. 2026 EBA Energy Forum Speaker Bios - EBA eba-net.org · May 22, 2026 · found on the web
10. RTO Insider 2026-05-12 | Lorig Charkoudian lorigd20.com · May 12, 2026 · found on the web

David Rosnerin

FERC Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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“Given states' siting authority over generation and transmission, public utility commissioners, governors' offices, and state legislatures are all necessary partners in ensuring that energy infrastructure is built at the pace needed to stay ahead of demand and keep energy affordable and reliable for PJM customers,” Rosner said. FERC approves PJM fast-track review for ‘shovel-ready’ power projects
utilitydive.com, Jun 10, 2026

9 citations

1. FERC approves SPP ‘topology optimization’ plan for cutting grid congestion utilitydive.com · Aug 20, 2026
2. FERC eyes ‘grid-enhancing technology’ incentives: Chairman Swett utilitydive.com · Jul 23, 2026
3. Title: Updated_Rosner Testimony 7-22-26 SENR Hrg.pdf URL Source: https://www.energy.senate senate.gov · Jul 22, 2026
4. FERC to grid operators: Connect large loads to transmission faster latitudemedia.com · Jun 18, 2026
5. FERC approves PJM fast-track review for ‘shovel-ready’ power projects utilitydive.com · Jun 10, 2026
6. In pivotal move, PJM puts new power market designs on the table - E&E News by POLITICO Ski eenews.net · May 7, 2026
7. FERC warns PJM’s power market players against inaction - E&E News by POLITICO eenews.net · Jul 24, 2026 · found on the web
8. Written Testimony of David Rosner senate.gov · Jul 22, 2026 · found on the web
9. FERC’s David Rosner on Power Demand, Transmission, and Collaboration | RealClearEnergy realclearenergy.org · Jun 22, 2026 · found on the web

Tom Rutiglianoin

senior advocate, Natural Resources Defense Council

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Tom Rutigliano, a senior advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said Maryland ratepayers could be left paying if the forecast data centers don't get built. “The phantom-load risk is real and nearly impossible to forecast-we have no way of knowing how business plans or technology might change,” he said in an emailed comment. FERC Order Bolsters Maryland Case Against Billions in Data Center Grid Costs - Inside Clim
insideclimatenews.org, Jun 30, 2026

8 citations

1. Largest U.S. Grid Threatens Power Cuts To Data Centers That Don't Bring Their Own Atlanta bisnow.com · Aug 18, 2026
2. PJM’s big new data center plan: Make the states figure… | Canary Media PJM’s big new data canarymedia.com · Aug 5, 2026
3. PJM files backstop auction plan at FERC to meet capacity shortfall utilitydive.com · Aug 3, 2026
4. Operator of Mid-Atlantic power grid, which includes Maryland, to finalize key data center wypr.org · Jul 13, 2026
5. FERC Order Bolsters Maryland Case Against Billions in Data Center Grid Costs - Inside Clim insideclimatenews.org · Jun 30, 2026
6. Largest U.S. Grid Threatens Power Cuts To Data Centers That Don't Bring Their Own bisnow.com · Aug 18, 2026 · found on the web
7. PJM’s big new data center plan: Make the states figure… | Canary Media canarymedia.com · Aug 5, 2026 · found on the web
8. Operator of Mid-Atlantic power grid, which includes Maryland, to finalize key data center regulations | WYPR wypr.org · Jul 13, 2026 · found on the web

Alan S. Armstrongin

U.S. Senator, U.S. Senate

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Permitting reform, Armstrong said, is important “for the sake of our country.” “We really need to get back to where we have an abundance of energy available, not constraints that we've let develop around ourselves,” he said, laying out his vision for a bipartisan permitting reform that the oil and gas, solar, and hydropower industries can all get behind. INTERVIEW: Why Sen. Alan Armstrong is “optimistic” about permitting reform this Congress –
washingtonreporter.news, Jul 7, 2026

7 citations

1. Columbia Energy Exchange - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Columbia Energy Exchange Columbia Univ apple.com · Aug 25, 2026
2. SCOOP: American Petroleum Institute’s Kristin Whitman explains why Sen. Alan Armstrong’s s washingtonreporter.news · Aug 23, 2026
3. Senator Alan Armstrong on Building American Energy Infrastructure - Center on Global Energ columbia.edu · Jul 28, 2026
4. GOP lawmaker explains how litigation is the 'problem' in energy projects | Fox News Video foxnews.com · Jul 19, 2026
5. INTERVIEW: Why Sen. Alan Armstrong is “optimistic” about permitting reform this Congress – washingtonreporter.news · Jul 7, 2026
6. Sen. Alan Armstrong introduces sweeping energy permitting reform package | Fox News Recomm foxnews.com · Jun 25, 2026
7. Seeking 'permitting reform,' Stitt appoints former Williams CEO Alan Armstrong to U.S. Sen nondoc.com · Mar 24, 2026

Mark Christiein

FERC Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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FERC Chairman Mark Christie framed the action explicitly around reliability: “New and expanded natural gas infrastructure is essential to help America avoid a grid reliability crisis.” FERC Proposes Major Overhaul of Natural Gas Permitting
natlawreview.com, May 22, 2026

5 citations

1. Extreme heat pushed electricity demand to near record levels - E&E News by POLITICO Skip t eenews.net · Jul 7, 2026
2. PJM Tackling Data Center Demand Requires Federal, State Juggling Delaware Brief Listen Pri bloomberglaw.com · Jun 22, 2026
3. FERC Proposes Major Overhaul of Natural Gas Permitting natlawreview.com · May 22, 2026
4. RTO Insider 2026-05-12 | Lorig Charkoudian top of page [Direct link to RTO Insider article lorigd20.com · May 12, 2026
5. Bonus episode: FERC Commissioner Chang on the US power grid, data centers and Trump - POLI podscan.fm · Mar 26, 2026

Martin Heinrichin

Senate Energy and Natural Resources ranking member, U.S. Senate

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“If permitting reform is a priority, the permitting system has to work,” Heinrich said, asking Burgum whether Interior would comply with a federal injunction last week that ordered Interior to lift a series of policies that have stymied permitting approvals for wind and solar on public land. Senate Dems tussle with Burgum over permitting - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to primary navi
eenews.net, Apr 29, 2026

10 citations

1. Heinrich releases data center energy plan - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to primary navigatio eenews.net · Aug 3, 2026
2. Senate Dems tussle with Burgum over permitting - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to primary navi eenews.net · Apr 29, 2026
3. Heinrich to Secretary Wright: “If you Want to Change the Law, Run for Congress.... Democra senate.gov · Apr 21, 2026
4. 4 takeaways from Chris Wright’s Capitol Hill appearance - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to pri eenews.net · Apr 16, 2026
5. Heinrich releases data center energy plan - E&E News by POLITICO eenews.net · Aug 3, 2026 · found on the web
6. POLITICO Energy - Sen. Martin Heinrich’s permitting state podcastaddict.com · Aug 3, 2026 · found on the web
7. Permitting Reform, Data Centers, and More With Senator Heinrich and Secretary Granholm - Shift Key with Robinson Meyer | Acast acast.com · Aug 3, 2026 · found on the web
8. Wright meets with Republicans on permitting — but deal remains elusive as ever - E&E News by POLITICO eenews.net · May 22, 2026 · found on the web
9. Senate Dems tussle with Burgum over permitting eenews.net · Apr 29, 2026 · found on the web
10. Heinrich and Whitehouse Joint Statement on Permitting Reform senate.gov · Mar 4, 2026 · found on the web

Pradeep Singhin

expert on ocean governance, Oceano Azul Foundation

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“This is a particularly important area of the high seas because of the fish stocks that migrate through it,” said Pradeep Singh, an expert on ocean governance at the Oceano Azul Foundation, a Portuguese advocacy group. A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich Pacific seabed | Grist Ski
grist.org, Jul 15, 2026

8 citations

1. Governments weigh response to US on deep sea mining Governments weigh response to US on de climatechangenews.com · Aug 4, 2026
2. An undescribed benthic jelly photographed in the deep waters of the Papahānaumokuākea U.S. mongabay.com · Jul 29, 2026
3. A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by three pacificislandtimes.com · Jul 18, 2026
4. A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich Pacific seabed | Grist Ski grist.org · Jul 15, 2026
5. Deep-sea mining rules face delays despite urgent push Deep-sea mining rules face delays de mongabay.com · Mar 20, 2026
6. Governments weigh response to US on deep sea mining climatechangenews.com · Aug 4, 2026 · found on the web
7. UN regulator delays deep-sea mining rules, but extends criticized exploration contract mongabay.com · Jul 29, 2026 · found on the web
8. Deep-sea mining rules face delays despite urgent push mongabay.com · Mar 20, 2026 · found on the web

Tina Smithin

Sen., U.S. Senate

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Tina Smith, a Democratic senator for Minnesota, spoke against the resolution, arguing that it would “greenlight exposure of this national treasure to the highly toxic and destructive impacts of sulfide or copper mining”. US Senate repeals Biden-era ban on mining near Minnesota wilderness area | US Senate | The
theguardian.com, Apr 17, 2026

8 citations

1. Walz throws up new roadblock to mining near Boundary Waters - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to eenews.net · Aug 18, 2026
2. Living on Earth: April 24, 2026 Home This Week Show Archive Special Features Blogs Station loe.org · Apr 24, 2026
3. US Senate repeals Biden-era ban on mining near Minnesota wilderness area | US Senate | The theguardian.com · Apr 17, 2026
4. Groups promise fight after Congress scraps Biden’s Minnesota mining limits - E&E News by P eenews.net · Apr 17, 2026
5. Congress overturns Biden’s Boundary Waters mining ban - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to prima eenews.net · Apr 16, 2026
6. Minnesota BWCA: Vote postponed after Sen. Smith holds Senate floor in protest | FOX 9 Minn fox9.com · Apr 15, 2026
7. Living on Earth: April 24, 2026 loe.org · Apr 24, 2026 · found on the web
8. Minnesota BWCA: Vote postponed after Sen. Smith holds Senate floor in protest | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul fox9.com · Apr 15, 2026 · found on the web

Louisa Cassonin

campaigner, Greenpeace International

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Louisa Casson, deep-sea mining campaigner with Greenpeace, said the “entire litigation has been an egregious waste of time and money”, which was part of the industry's “textbook distraction tactic” meant to delay the consequences of the inquiry. Top maritime court rejects bid to halt UN deep-sea mining inquiry
climatechangenews.com, Jul 20, 2026

14 citations

1. Would-be miners launch legal action against the ISA – Greenpeace reaction - Greenpeace Int greenpeace.org · Aug 25, 2026 · house
2. ISA hands contract extension to TMC despite support for unlawful deep sea mining, proving greenpeace.org · Aug 5, 2026 · house
3. Greenpeace: Governments have yet to rise to the moment and vote in favour of a moratorium greenpeace.org · Aug 5, 2026 · house
4. Greenpeace International urges governments to defend international law, as evidence sugges greenpeace.org · Aug 5, 2026 · house
5. Deep sea mining in the Arctic stopped once again - Greenpeace International Skip to Naviga greenpeace.org · Aug 5, 2026 · house
6. An undescribed benthic jelly photographed in the deep waters of the Papahānaumokuākea U.S. mongabay.com · Jul 29, 2026
7. Top maritime court rejects bid to halt UN deep-sea mining inquiry climatechangenews.com · Jul 20, 2026
8. UN seabed regulator defends inquiry as deep-sea miners sue UN seabed regulator defends inq climatechangenews.com · Jul 14, 2026
9. Ympäristöliikkeelle voitto syvänmeren kaivostoiminnasta – Norjan uusi hallitus kieltää kai greenpeace.org · Apr 9, 2026 · house
10. Deep sea mining frontrunner to bypass UN process and apply for mining license under 1980s greenpeace.org · Mar 19, 2026 · house
11. Indigenous rights, the environment, and international law: What’s at stake at this week’s ictnews.org · Mar 11, 2026
12. What’s At Stake With Seabed Mining Talks - Honolulu Civil Beat Cancel News That Matters Su civilbeat.org · Mar 11, 2026
13. U.N. seabed regulator defends inquiry as deep-sea miners sue climatechangenews.com · Jul 14, 2026 · found on the web
14. What’s At Stake With Seabed Mining Talks - Honolulu Civil Beat civilbeat.org · Mar 11, 2026 · found on the web

Judy Changin

FERC Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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“I guess I do serve at the pleasure of the president,” Chang said at the POLITICO Pub at CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston. FERC commissioner: ‘I make decisions based on the merits’ - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to p
eenews.net, Mar 26, 2026

7 citations

1. FERC approves SPP ‘topology optimization’ plan for cutting grid congestion utilitydive.com · Aug 20, 2026
2. FERC eyes ‘grid-enhancing technology’ incentives: Chairman Swett utilitydive.com · Jul 23, 2026
3. FERC commissioner: ‘I make decisions based on the merits’ - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to p eenews.net · Mar 26, 2026
4. Bonus episode: FERC Commissioner Chang on the US power grid, data centers and Trump - POLI podscan.fm · Mar 26, 2026
5. Energy Attorneys Question Scope of Changes to Regulator’s Review bloomberglaw.com · Jun 26, 2026 · found on the web
6. FERC commissioner: 'I make decisions based on the merits' eenews.net · Mar 26, 2026 · found on the web
7. Bonus episode: FERC Commissioner Chang on the US power grid, data centers and Trump - POLITICO Energy - Podcast Episode - Podscan.fm podscan.fm · Mar 26, 2026 · found on the web

Ingrid Lyonsin

Executive Director, Save the Boundary Waters

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“Today is a dark day for America's most beloved Wilderness area, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and a stark warning call for public lands nationwide,” Ingrid Lyons, executive director the group Save the Boundary Waters, said in a statement. President Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters in Minnesota - CBS Minnesota Pres
cbsnews.com, Apr 28, 2026

6 citations

1. Tim Walz's executive order on mining puts US defense 'at risk,' Emmer warns | Fox News Rec foxnews.com · Aug 19, 2026
2. President Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters in Minnesota - CBS Minnesota Pres cbsnews.com · Apr 28, 2026
3. Trump signs measure overturning Boundary Waters-area mining moratorium | WTIP × Home Liste wtip.org · Apr 28, 2026
4. US Senate repeals Biden-era ban on mining near Minnesota wilderness area | US Senate | The theguardian.com · Apr 17, 2026
5. President Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters in Minnesota - CBS Minnesota cbsnews.com · Apr 28, 2026 · found on the web
6. Trump signs measure overturning Boundary Waters-area ... wtip.org · Apr 28, 2026 · found on the web

Doug Burgumin

Interior Secretary, United States

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Venezuelan leader highlighted the US government's “kind disposition” to work on a “mutually beneficial” cooperation agenda. For his part, Burgum said that Venezuela is “an extraordinarily rich nation” in oil, gas, and critical minerals, adding that the opportunities for collaboration between the two countries “have no limits.” He serves as chair of the US National Energy Dominance Council as well. [UPDATED] Venezuela: Rodríguez Hosts Trump Official, Announces Mining Law Reform - Venezue
venezuelanalysis.com, Mar 5, 2026

5 citations

1. The BLM wants to stop notifying landowners about drilling under private land. Ranchers are alarmed | Wyoming Public Media wyomingpublicmedia.org · Aug 21, 2026
2. Venezuela enacts mining law, thanks Trump for openness - UPI.com World News April 17, 2026 upi.com · Apr 17, 2026
3. After oil, Venezuela opens up mining to private investors - Latest News After oil, Venezue hurriyetdailynews.com · Apr 9, 2026
4. [UPDATED] Venezuela: Rodríguez Hosts Trump Official, Announces Mining Law Reform - Venezue venezuelanalysis.com · Mar 5, 2026
5. Rodríguez Hosts Trump Official, Announces Mining Law ... venezuelanalysis.com · Mar 5, 2026 · found on the web

Marco Rubioin

Secretary of State, United States

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“We cannot afford to leave the foundational materials of these industries vulnerable to a single-source monopoly that could deny us these things, not just in a time of conflict, but as a leverage point contrary to our sovereign national interests,” he said. Critical minerals, strategic stakes: Inside India's bid to break China's supply chain stra
indiatimes.com, Jun 21, 2026

5 citations

1. Critical minerals, strategic stakes: Inside India's bid to break China's supply chain stra indiatimes.com · Jun 21, 2026
2. Venezuela enacts mining law, thanks Trump for openness - UPI.com World News April 17, 2026 upi.com · Apr 17, 2026
3. Trump’s critical minerals pricing plan faces skeptical G7, divided industry - Internazionale internazionale.it · Jun 15, 2026 · found on the web
4. Venezuela enacts mining law, thanks Trump for openness upi.com · Apr 17, 2026 · found on the web
5. Delcy Rodríguez thanks Trump and Rubio while signing new mining ... cibercuba.com · Apr 17, 2026 · found on the web

Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahalain

Hawaiian cultural practitioner and international ocean advocate, Maui Nui Makai Network

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“European powers developed systems based on dominance over lands, peoples, and resources,” he said. “Those systems still shape international policy today.” Imperfect High Seas Treaty is Still a Victory for the Ocean - Ka Wai Ola Facebook Instagra
kawaiola.news, Jun 1, 2026

4 citations

1. A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by three pacificislandtimes.com · Jul 18, 2026
2. A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich Pacific seabed | Grist Ski grist.org · Jul 15, 2026
3. Imperfect High Seas Treaty is Still a Victory for the Ocean - Ka Wai Ola Facebook Instagra kawaiola.news · Jun 1, 2026
4. ‘We Live in One Ocean’: Native Hawaiian Activist Calls for Inclusion in Deep-Sea Mining De insideclimatenews.org · Mar 13, 2026

Coalter G Lathropin

lawyer who specializes in international ocean law, Duke University

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American Deep Sea Minerals is “obviously not a mining company, it's an idea,” said Coalter Lathrop, a lawyer who specializes in international ocean law. A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich Pacific seabed | Grist Ski
grist.org, Jul 15, 2026

4 citations

1. A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by three pacificislandtimes.com · Jul 18, 2026
2. A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich Pacific seabed | Grist Ski grist.org · Jul 15, 2026
3. 46: Conflicting Regimes with …–The Elements of Deep Sea Mining – Apple Podcasts. 25 June # apple.com · Jun 25, 2026
4. In its hunt for critical minerals, the US is misconstruing what is and is not America’s | theinvadingsea.com · Mar 25, 2026

Kaira Rakhejain

Energy Analyst, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)

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Kaira Rakheja, Energy Analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), notes that “India's dependence on China is significant and spans from raw materials into downstream products and technologies,” making diversification “an economic priority and also a matter of industrial and national security now.” strategic minerals: Rare earth minerals explained: Why are they the world's most strategic
indiatimes.com, Jul 14, 2026

12 citations

1. strategic minerals: Rare earth minerals explained: Why are they the world's most strategic indiatimes.com · Jul 14, 2026
2. India looks to untapped graphite riches for slice of critical minerals boom India looks to climatechangenews.com · Jul 8, 2026
3. Critical minerals, strategic stakes: Inside India's bid to break China's supply chain stra indiatimes.com · Jun 21, 2026
4. India’s critical minerals sector faces financing challenges: IEEFA - pv magazine India Adv pv-magazine-india.com · May 12, 2026
5. India's Critical Mineral Imports: Time for Diversification Amidst Concentration, ETEnergyw indiatimes.com · Apr 30, 2026
6. Critical mineral supply concentration threatens India’s energy transition; diversification pv-magazine-india.com · Apr 30, 2026
7. strategic minerals: Rare earth minerals explained: Why are they the world's most strategic resources? - The Economic Times indiatimes.com · Jul 14, 2026 · found on the web
8. India looks to untapped graphite riches for slice of critical minerals boom India looks to tap graphite riches for slice of critical minerals boom climatechangenews.com · Jul 8, 2026 · found on the web
9. Critical minerals, strategic stakes: Inside India's bid to break China's supply chain stranglehold - The Economic Times indiatimes.com · Jun 21, 2026 · found on the web
10. India’s critical minerals sector faces financing challenges: IEEFA - pv magazine India pv-magazine-india.com · May 12, 2026 · found on the web
11. India's Critical Mineral Imports: Time for Diversification Amidst ... indiatimes.com · Apr 30, 2026 · found on the web
12. Critical mineral supply concentration threatens India’s energy transition; diversification key to supply security - pv magazine India pv-magazine-india.com · Apr 30, 2026 · found on the web

Pau Morandiin

Policy Fellow, Centre for Economic Transition Expertise

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Miller and his co-author Pau Morandi, a policy fellow at the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise, argue that members should go one step further and mandate the IEA to coordinate the security of supplies, rather than only helping individual governments. The scramble to stockpile minerals could drive up energy transition costs The scramble to
climatechangenews.com, Jun 5, 2026

11 citations

1. Dialogue on the energy transition and sustainable growth in Latin America – London Climate cetex.org · Jul 20, 2026
2. The scramble to stockpile minerals could drive up energy transition costs The scramble to climatechangenews.com · Jun 5, 2026
3. Global coordination is the only way to manage intensifying competition for minerals, study cetex.org · Jun 4, 2026
4. Dash and grab: the risks of the global race to stockpile critical minerals - CETEx Skip to cetex.org · Mar 25, 2026
5. EconPapers: Collective security in a fragmented world: avoiding the scramble for critical minerals through coordinated stockpiling repec.org · Aug 24, 2026 · found on the web
6. Nature and the macroeconomy - CETEx cetex.org · Aug 1, 2026 · found on the web
7. Dialogue on the energy transition and sustainable growth in Latin America – London Climate Action Week event, June 2026 - CETEx cetex.org · Jul 20, 2026 · found on the web
8. The scramble to stockpile minerals could drive up energy transition costs climatechangenews.com · Jun 5, 2026 · found on the web
9. Global coordination is the only way to manage intensifying competition for minerals, study finds - CETEx cetex.org · Jun 4, 2026 · found on the web
10. Critical minerals and green value chains cetex.org · May 5, 2026 · found on the web
11. Dash and grab: the risks of the global race to stockpile critical minerals - CETEx cetex.org · Mar 25, 2026 · found on the web

Kathy Graulin

spokesperson, Twin Metals

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Kathy Graul, a spokesperson for Twin Metals, said passage of the resolution marks a “critical moment for our nation's ability to strengthen our mineral supply chains,” and that Twin Metals Minnesota is one of several companies focused on mining an area known as the Duluth Complex. Congress overturns Biden’s Boundary Waters mining ban - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to prima
eenews.net, Apr 16, 2026

10 citations

1. Does a copper-nickel mine near Minnesota's Boundary Waters make sense? - CBS Minnesota All cbsnews.com · Aug 21, 2026
2. Hundreds of union jobs or a threat to the Boundary Waters? Twin Metals mine divides northe cbsnews.com · Aug 19, 2026
3. President Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters in Minnesota - CBS Minnesota Pres cbsnews.com · Apr 28, 2026
4. US Senate repeals Biden-era ban on mining near Minnesota wilderness area | US Senate | The theguardian.com · Apr 17, 2026
5. Groups promise fight after Congress scraps Biden’s Minnesota mining limits - E&E News by P eenews.net · Apr 17, 2026
6. Congress overturns Biden’s Boundary Waters mining ban - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to prima eenews.net · Apr 16, 2026
7. Does a copper-nickel mine near Minnesota's Boundary Waters make sense? - CBS Minnesota cbsnews.com · Aug 21, 2026 · found on the web
8. Hundreds of union jobs or a threat to the Boundary Waters? Twin Metals mine divides northern Minnesota - CBS Minnesota cbsnews.com · Aug 19, 2026 · found on the web
9. Walz throws up new roadblock to mining near Boundary Waters - E&E News by POLITICO eenews.net · Aug 18, 2026 · found on the web
10. US Senate votes to repeal Biden-era ban on mining near Minnesota wilderness area theguardian.com · Apr 17, 2026 · found on the web

Hugh Millerin

critical minerals lead, Centre for Economic Transition Expertise at the London School of Economics and Political Science

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“If you undermine the financial viability of [clean energy] projects through higher raw material costs, you're going to delay their roll-out,” co-author Hugh Miller, the critical minerals lead at the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise at the London School of Economics and Political Science, told Climate Home News. The scramble to stockpile minerals could drive up energy transition costs The scramble to
climatechangenews.com, Jun 5, 2026

9 citations

1. Report: Race for Critical Minerals Risks Global Disruptions | SupplyChainBrain Label Home supplychainbrain.com · Jun 29, 2026
2. The scramble to stockpile minerals could drive up energy transition costs The scramble to climatechangenews.com · Jun 5, 2026
3. Global coordination is the only way to manage intensifying competition for minerals, study cetex.org · Jun 4, 2026
4. Dash and grab: the risks of the global race to stockpile critical minerals - CETEx Skip to cetex.org · Mar 25, 2026
5. Report: Race for Critical Minerals Risks Global Disruptions | SupplyChainBrain supplychainbrain.com · Jun 29, 2026 · found on the web
6. The scramble to stockpile minerals could drive up energy transition costs climatechangenews.com · Jun 5, 2026 · found on the web
7. Global coordination is the only way to manage intensifying competition for minerals, study finds - CETEx cetex.org · Jun 4, 2026 · found on the web
8. Critical minerals and green value chains cetex.org · May 5, 2026 · found on the web
9. Dash and grab: the risks of the global race to stockpile critical minerals - CETEx cetex.org · Mar 25, 2026 · found on the web

Nick Katkevichin

Oceans Campaigner, Center for Biological Diversity

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“It's disgraceful that the Trump administration is bulldozing ahead with plans to allow deep-sea mining while the people who live closest to the proposed project are rightfully demanding that it be stopped,” Nick Katkevich, an oceans campaigner at the Tucson, Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity, said in an e-mailed statement. US opens vast Pacific seabed to mining - Canadian Mining Journal Mining US opens vast Paci
canadianminingjournal.com, Aug 18, 2026

8 citations

1. Nonprofit sues US as it pushes to auction massive tracts of water around American Samoa Sk ground.news · Aug 18, 2026
2. US opens vast Pacific seabed to mining - Canadian Mining Journal Mining US opens vast Paci canadianminingjournal.com · Aug 18, 2026
3. Deep-sea mining plan off American Samoa draws criticism | Hawaii News Now Skip to content hawaiinewsnow.com · Jul 16, 2026
4. Deep-sea mining plan off American Samoa draws criticism | Hawaii News Now Skip to content hawaiinewsnow.com · Jul 16, 2026
5. Nonprofit sues US as it pushes to auction massive tracts of water around American Samoa ground.news · Aug 18, 2026 · found on the web
6. US opens vast Pacific seabed to mining - Canadian Mining Journal canadianminingjournal.com · Aug 18, 2026 · found on the web
7. Deep-sea mining plan off American Samoa draws criticism hawaiinewsnow.com · Jul 16, 2026 · found on the web
8. Deep-sea mining plan off American Samoa draws criticism | Hawaii News Now hawaiinewsnow.com · Jul 16, 2026 · found on the web

Amanda van Dykein

mining and critical minerals expert, Critical Minerals Hub

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Critical makes people think that it's about how essential it is to something. And in actual fact, it has nothing to do with how essential it is, but how sensitive or vulnerable the supply chain or access to it is. The Future of Critical Minerals with Amanda Van Dyke, Author of … Search June 9, 2026 The
madampolicy.com, Jun 9, 2026

8 citations

1. The Future of Critical Mineral… - Madam Policy - Apple Podcasts June 12 The Future of Crit apple.com · Jun 12, 2026
2. The Future of Critical Minerals with Amanda Van Dyke, Author of … Search June 9, 2026 The madampolicy.com · Jun 9, 2026
3. Deep sea mining and the critical mineral imperative (Guest Post by Amanda van Dyke)  - The theoregongroup.com · May 22, 2026
4. Deep sea mining and the critical mineral imperative (Guest Post by Amanda van Dyke)  - The theoregongroup.com · May 22, 2026
5. The Future of Critical Mineral… - Madam Policy - Apple Podcasts apple.com · Jun 12, 2026 · found on the web
6. The Future of Critical Minerals with Amanda Van Dyke, Author of … madampolicy.com · Jun 9, 2026 · found on the web
7. Deep sea mining and the critical mineral imperative (Guest Post by ... theoregongroup.com · May 22, 2026 · found on the web
8. Deep sea mining and the critical mineral imperative (Guest Post ... theoregongroup.com · May 22, 2026 · found on the web

David Lappin

Maryland People's Counsel, Maryland Office of People's Counsel (OPC)

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David Lapp, People's Counsel for Maryland, said the order “shares the same intent as OPC's complaint-to protect ordinary customers from costs imposed by data centers,” even if it does not directly address the large regional transmission projects that are the subject of OPC's complaint. FERC Order Bolsters Maryland Case Against Billions in Data Center Grid Costs - Inside Clim
insideclimatenews.org, Jun 30, 2026

7 citations

1. PJM looks to implement key data center regulations, Maryland energy stakeholders have mixe wypr.org · Aug 26, 2026
2. BGE requests $8-per-month electricity rate hike, Maryland ratepayer advocates intend to ch wypr.org · Jul 8, 2026
3. Exelon, FirstEnergy utilities’ RTO adder targeted by Maryland in FERC complaint utilitydive.com · Jul 7, 2026
4. FERC Order Bolsters Maryland Case Against Billions in Data Center Grid Costs - Inside Clim insideclimatenews.org · Jun 30, 2026
5. As PJM Reopens Interconnection Queue, Experts Warn Damage to Maryland’s Clean Energy Plans insideclimatenews.org · May 5, 2026
6. PJM looks to implement key data center regulations, Maryland energy stakeholders have mixed feelings | WYPR wypr.org · Aug 26, 2026 · found on the web
7. BGE requests $8-per-month electricity rate hike, Maryland ratepayer advocates intend to challenge | WYPR wypr.org · Jul 8, 2026 · found on the web

David LaCertein

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission commissioner, FERC

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“There's definitely sticks in the closet we could take out and beat up PJM with,” said Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner David LaCerte. Federal energy regulator signals crackdown on biggest US grid operator - E&E News by POLIT
eenews.net, Jun 1, 2026

6 citations

1. PJM capacity auction results compound ‘alarm bells’: FERC Chairman Swett utilitydive.com · Jul 17, 2026
2. PJM status quo ‘untenable’: FERC Commissioner LaCerte utilitydive.com · Jul 9, 2026
3. Federal energy regulator signals crackdown on biggest US grid operator - E&E News by POLIT eenews.net · Jun 1, 2026
4. FERC’s big AI rule is coming. …–POLITICO Energy – Apple Podcasts 1 June FERC’s big AI rule apple.com · Jun 1, 2026
5. Federal energy regulator signals crackdown on biggest US grid operator - E&E News by POLITICO eenews.net · Jun 1, 2026 · found on the web
6. FERC’s big AI rule is coming. …–POLITICO Energy – Apple Podcasts apple.com · Jun 1, 2026 · found on the web

James Hiattin

Executive Director, For a Better Bayou

selc.org×3thelensnola.org×2seafoodsource.com

“We already see the consequences of earlier approvals to allow Venture Global to operate CP2 in Cameron Parish. Over 260 acres of marsh was destroyed in August, fisher people that have fished these waters all their life have had to leave and close shop, even the air isn't the same anymore. Venture Global must be stopped before all hope is lost for our community.” Commercial Fishermen and Landowners Statement on CP2 LNG DC Circuit Oral Arguments  - Sout
selc.org, Mar 25, 2026

6 citations

1. Local fishers challenge Louisiana natural gas project | SeafoodSource October 17, 2025 Loc seafoodsource.com · Aug 28, 2026
2. Appeals Court Gives FERC a Free Pass on CP2 LNG Export Terminal   - Southern Environmental selc.org · Aug 25, 2026
3. Commercial Fishermen and Landowners Statement on CP2 LNG DC Circuit Oral Arguments  - Sout selc.org · Mar 25, 2026
4. Louisiana’s LNG exports are driving out fishermen and driving up utility bills across the thelensnola.org · Mar 13, 2026
5. Commercial Fishermen and Landowners Statement on CP2 LNG DC Circuit Oral Arguments  - Southern Environmental Law Center selc.org · Mar 25, 2026 · found on the web
6. Louisiana’s LNG exports are driving out fishermen and driving up utility bills across the U.S. | The Lens thelensnola.org · Mar 13, 2026 · found on the web

Bernardo Fontaine Talaverain

Chairman, Codelco

riotimesonline.com×4lithium-triangle-southamerica.complusmining.com

“This plan is going to bring us four difficult years, difficult years in production.” Codelco Chairman Warns of Four Difficult Years | The Rio Times IBOV 175,664.62 ▲ 0.30% IPS
riotimesonline.com, Aug 7, 2026

6 citations

1. Codelco Chairman Warns of Four Difficult Years | The Rio Times IBOV 175,664.62 ▲ 0.30% IPS riotimesonline.com · Aug 7, 2026
2. Codelco Chairman Warns of Four Difficult Years - The Rio Times riotimesonline.com · Aug 7, 2026 · found on the web
3. Fontaine Appointment: Codelco Chair Under Production Audit riotimesonline.com · May 30, 2026 · found on the web
4. Bernardo Fontaine Codelco litio Novandino lithium chile lithium-triangle-southamerica.com · May 28, 2026 · found on the web
5. Chile's Kast Names Fontaine to Chair the World's Top Copper ... riotimesonline.com · May 15, 2026 · found on the web
6. The figures and challenges facing the new chairman of ... plusmining.com · Apr 30, 2026 · found on the web

David E. Millsin

CEO, PJM

eenews.net×3utilitydive.comlatimes.com

“Those choices belong to the people and institutions with democratic accountability for their consequences - to state regulators and legislatures, to FERC, to consumers and the advocates who represent them,” Mills wrote. PJM takes a political pounding at its annual meeting - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to primar
eenews.net, May 12, 2026

5 citations

1. FERC approves PJM fast-track review for ‘shovel-ready’ power projects utilitydive.com · Jun 10, 2026
2. AI data center boom threatens breakup of America’s biggest power grid - Los Angeles Times latimes.com · Jun 4, 2026
3. PJM takes a political pounding at its annual meeting - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to primar eenews.net · May 12, 2026
4. In pivotal move, PJM puts new power market designs on the table - E&E News by POLITICO Ski eenews.net · May 7, 2026
5. More than 800 generation projects seek to connect to PJM - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to pr eenews.net · Apr 30, 2026

Jud Virdenin

Director, National Laboratory of the Rockies

cleantechnica.com×2minesnewsroom.com×2utah.edu

“As the national laboratory for DOE's Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, NLR's mission is to advance America's critical minerals supply chains and accelerate next-generation energy technologies to strengthen our nation's energy security,” said NLR Laboratory Director Jud Virden. Colorado School of Mines announces critical minerals collaboration with National Laborator
minesnewsroom.com, May 5, 2026

5 citations

1. How To Climb a Critical Mineral Mountain? Come Together, Right Now cleantechnica.com · Jul 17, 2026
2. New Partnerships With State of Alaska & University of Alaska Fairbanks Expand on Critical Minerals & Energy Innovation cleantechnica.com · Jul 16, 2026
3. Colorado School of Mines announces critical minerals collaboration with National Laborator minesnewsroom.com · May 5, 2026
4. U, national lab partner on energy resilience, critical minerals and more utah.edu · Aug 28, 2026 · found on the web
5. Colorado School of Mines announces critical minerals collaboration with National Laboratory of the Rockies | Colorado School of Mines | Newsroom minesnewsroom.com · May 5, 2026 · found on the web

Amy Klobucharin

U.S. Senator, U.S. Senate

eenews.net×3fox9.combostonherald.com

Klobuchar said, “This is focused on northern Minnesota today, but where will it be next time? What part of your state will it be focused on? What will happen to your public lands?” Congress overturns Biden’s Boundary Waters mining ban - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to prima
eenews.net, Apr 16, 2026

5 citations

1. Groups promise fight after Congress scraps Biden’s Minnesota mining limits - E&E News by P eenews.net · Apr 17, 2026
2. Congress overturns Biden’s Boundary Waters mining ban - E&E News by POLITICO Skip to prima eenews.net · Apr 16, 2026
3. Minnesota BWCA: Vote postponed after Sen. Smith holds Senate floor in protest | FOX 9 Minn fox9.com · Apr 15, 2026
4. Minnesota governor signs order to slow down any mining efforts near Boundary Waters wilderness bostonherald.com · Aug 18, 2026 · found on the web
5. Congress overturns Biden's Boundary Waters mining ban - E&E News eenews.net · Apr 16, 2026 · found on the web

Imogen Ingramin

advocate, Cook Islands

civilbeat.org×2ictnews.org×2apple.com

“Pollution of the water column is a major concern for Indigenous peoples,” said Ingram, who is Indigenous to the Cook Islands. What’s At Stake With Seabed Mining Talks - Honolulu Civil Beat Cancel News That Matters Su
civilbeat.org, Mar 11, 2026

5 citations

1. The Elements of Deep Sea Mining - Podcast - Apple Podcasts The Elements of Deep Sea Mining apple.com · Aug 27, 2026
2. Indigenous rights, the environment, and international law: What’s at stake at this week’s ictnews.org · Mar 11, 2026
3. What’s At Stake With Seabed Mining Talks - Honolulu Civil Beat Cancel News That Matters Su civilbeat.org · Mar 11, 2026
4. Indigenous rights, the environment, and international law - ICT ictnews.org · Mar 11, 2026 · found on the web
5. What’s At Stake With Seabed Mining Talks - Honolulu Civil Beat civilbeat.org · Mar 11, 2026 · found on the web

Shelley Hudson Robbinsin

Senior Decarbonization Manager, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

selc.org×2cleanenergy.orghousealabamarivers.orgwildvirginia.org

These projects are a perfect example of crony capitalism harming Alabamians for the benefit of Wall Street. “” A regulatory system that allows a utility to negotiate a confidential price for firm transportation (or pipeline capacity or pipeline transportation) and then completely pass that confidential cost through to the ratepayers does not constitute a market or a reliable demonstration of market need. PRESS RELEASE: FERC ignores statutory obligation to public – Alabama Rivers Alliance Skip
alabamarivers.org, Aug 4, 2026

5 citations

1. PRESS RELEASE: FERC ignores statutory obligation to public – Alabama Rivers Alliance Skip alabamarivers.org · Aug 4, 2026
2. FERC ignores statutory obligation to public, authorizes 500 miles of unnecessary pipelines selc.org · Aug 3, 2026
3. Report casts doubt on alleged need for controversial gas pipeline projects - Southern Envi selc.org · Apr 22, 2026
4. Groups Ask D.C. Circuit to Set Aside FERC Certificate for MVP Southgate Gas Pipeline - Wil wildvirginia.org · Mar 31, 2026
5. Coalition Challenges FERC’s Greenlight of Massive Methane Gas Pipeline Project Across Sout cleanenergy.org · Mar 3, 2026 · house

Jennifer Tylerin

Vice President of Government Affairs, Citizens' Climate Lobby

citizensclimatelobby.org×3house

Jonathan Rhonein

CEO, CO280

co280.com×2house

Sascha Landshoffin

Campaigner, Greenpeace Netherlands

greenpeace.orghouse

Shashank Samalain

CEO, Heirloom

heirloomcarbon.comhouse

Tom Montagin

Chief Executive Officer, Rubicon Carbon

rubiconcarbon.comhouse

Natalie Khtikianin

co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, CO280

co280.comhouse

Dana Nuccitelliin

CCL Research Coordinator, Citizens' Climate Lobby

citizensclimatelobby.orghouse

Richard Brooksin

Climate Finance Director, Stand.earth

stand.earthhouse

John Moorein

director of the Sustainable FERC Project, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)

nrdc.orghouse

Mar Zepeda Salazarin

legislative director, Climate Justice Alliance

climatejusticealliance.orghouse

Dr Nadine Geiserin

Principal, World Fund

worldfund.vchouse

Ana Cabralin

CEO, Sigma Lithium Corporation

sigmalithiumcorp.comhouse

Wouter Duijnsteein

environmental engineer, Allseas

grist.orgpacificislandtimes.com

2 mentions

1. A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by three pacificislandtimes.com · Jul 18, 2026
2. A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by 3 Pacific nations grist.org · Jul 15, 2026

Rubén Alvaradoin

CEO, Codelco

lithium-triangle-southamerica.comriotimesonline.com

2 mentions

1. Fontaine Appointment: Codelco Chair Under Production Audit IBOV 175,664.62 ▲ 0.30% IPSA 11 riotimesonline.com · May 30, 2026
2. Bernardo Fontaine Codelco litio Novandino lithium chile Saltar al contenido ChileCritical lithium-triangle-southamerica.com · May 28, 2026

Alejandro Canut de Bonin

Director, Codelco

lithium-triangle-southamerica.comriotimesonline.com

2 mentions

1. Fontaine Appointment: Codelco Chair Under Production Audit IBOV 175,664.62 ▲ 0.30% IPSA 11 riotimesonline.com · May 30, 2026
2. Bernardo Fontaine Codelco litio Novandino lithium chile Saltar al contenido ChileCritical lithium-triangle-southamerica.com · May 28, 2026

Luz Granier Bulnesin

Director, Codelco

lithium-triangle-southamerica.comriotimesonline.com

2 mentions

1. Fontaine Appointment: Codelco Chair Under Production Audit IBOV 175,664.62 ▲ 0.30% IPSA 11 riotimesonline.com · May 30, 2026
2. Bernardo Fontaine Codelco litio Novandino lithium chile Saltar al contenido ChileCritical lithium-triangle-southamerica.com · May 28, 2026

Lukas May OBEin

Chief Commercial Officer, InPlanet

isometric.com×2

2 mentions

1. InPlanet selects Isometric as the registry for Microsoft offtake agreement isometric.com · Jun 24, 2026
2. Arca selects Isometric as the registry for Microsoft offtake agreement isometric.com · Jun 24, 2026

José Antonio Kastin

President of Chile, Chile

riotimesonline.com×2

2 mentions

1. Fontaine Appointment: Codelco Chair Under Production Audit IBOV 175,664.62 ▲ 0.30% IPSA 11 riotimesonline.com · May 30, 2026
2. Chile's Kast Names Fontaine to Chair the World's Top Copper Producer IBOV 175,664.62 ▲ 0.3 riotimesonline.com · May 15, 2026

Deb Haalandin

Interior Secretary, Biden administration

house.gov×2

2 mentions

1. President Trump Signs Legislation to Overturn Minnesota Mining Ban | House Committee on Na house.gov · Apr 28, 2026
2. Senate Passes Legislation to Unleash Mineral Resources | House Committee on Natural Resour house.gov · Apr 16, 2026

Michael Lodgein

former ISA secretary-general, International Seabed Authority

climatechangenews.com

1 mention

1. UN seabed regulator defends inquiry as deep-sea miners sue UN seabed regulator defends inq climatechangenews.com · Jul 14, 2026

Camera Bartolottain

State Senator, Pennsylvania State Senate

centerforcoalfieldjustice.org

1 mention

1. Pa’s Act 54 Mining Law is Failing Coal Communities. The State’s Response? Shut Out Independent Experts and Analysis centerforcoalfieldjustice.org · Jul 31, 2026

Tim Hodgsonin

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Canada

stand.earth

1 mention

1. Ksi Lisims LNG offtake agreement: Bad for Canadians, sign of desperation stand.earth · May 26, 2026

Janet Millsin

Governor, Maine

list-manage.com

1 mention

1. The Weekly Wrap: ROAD to Housing Act Passes, Bringing Long-Awaited Permitting Reforms list-manage.com · Jul 17, 2026

Simon Leclairin

Founding COO, Lithosquare

worldfund.vc

1 mention

1. Lithosquare raises $25M to expand and break critical minerals bottleneck with AI-powered geology platform worldfund.vc · Aug 28, 2026