As we previewed yesterday, the EPA Tuesday afternoon released a draft rule to repeal the endangerment finding. The new rule would rescind a 2009 declaration that serves as the legal basis for a host of climate regulations under the Clean Air Act for motor vehicles, power plants and other sources of emissions. Yesterday's action now starts an extensive review process and period of public comment, which is expected to go through next year, with environmental groups promising legal challenges.

And it's another summer day, and another Maximum Generation alert for our nation's largest grid operator, with PJM Interconnection again taking emergency measures to ensure the reliable delivery of electricity for its customers across 13 states and the District of Columbia. Thankfully, we have yet to see any grid failures across the country during this stretch of extreme heat, but the extreme measures being taken by grid operators show that there is not megawatt to spare when it comes to utilizing all sources of power generation that are available.

And Ramaco Resources said yesterday that its Brook mine has received a second 5-year mine permit approval from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. With all of its permits in hand, it is authorized to continue coal mining and reclamation activities across its operations in Sheridan, Wyoming. The mine also holds what is believed to be the nation's largest unconventional deposit of rare earth elements and critical minerals sourced from coal.

That's your mining minute for this morning, highlighting some of the mining-related matters that are on our minds here in Washington and beyond. Follow us on the National Mining Association's channels, as well as on Minerals Make Life and Count on Coal, for more on the latest news and policies impacting mining.