The Trump administration yesterday repealed of the Obama-era endangerment finding, which says that greenhouse gases harm human health, served as the legal and scientific justification for most federal rules that combat climate change. In repealing the finding, according to reporting, the EPA argues that the Clean Air Act only empowers the agency to regulate pollutants that pose a direct danger to the public from exposure and that U.S. sectors like new vehicles contribute so little to global warming that they don't warrant regulation.

The National Energy Dominance Council celebrated its one year anniversary yesterday and, in doing so, its chair Interior Secretary Doug Burgum highlighted the council's priorities: which are to help projects related to critical minerals and energy get built. "If you have not talked to [the dominance council], you need to," said Burgum.

Finally, The Trump administration is reportedly looking at how Venezuela's minerals can present economic opportunity for the country. While it has known deposits of gold, bauxite, and other critical minerals it lacks the infrastructure or mapping to have a clear view on how to take advantage of those resources. The administration hopes that "American and other aligned companies have fair access to the Venezuelan market will help the economy recover from a decade of neglect."