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Utah House backs resolution promoting rare-earth mineral development amid environmental and tribal concerns
Summary
The House passed SCR 3 recognizing Utah's significance for critical minerals, 57–10. Supporters framed the resolution as bolstering national security and economic development; some members raised concerns about uranium processing and tribal objections at the White Mesa Mill.
The Utah House on Feb. 1 approved a concurrent resolution (SCR 3) recognizing the state's reserves of critical minerals and urging federal cooperation on processing and national-security needs, passing 57 yeas to 10 nays.
Representative Albrecht, sponsor of the resolution, said the measure recognizes Utah “as an essential source for critical minerals” and noted the state is known to have 28 of the 35 federally…
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